†Stegosiren macei Domning and Beatty 2019 (dugong)
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Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: D. P. Domning and B. L. Beatty. 2019. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region. XII. Stegosiren macei, gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1650369
Belongs to Stegosiren according to D. P. Domning and B. L. Beatty 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CCNHM 201, a partial skeleton (partial skull and skeleton). Its type locality is Shadowmoss Golf Course Back 9, which is in a Rupelian coastal sandstone in the Ashley Formation of South Carolina.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution: found only at Shadowmoss Golf Course Back 9
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