†Kharisiren Saha et al. 2026 (dugong)
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Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: A. Saha, S. K. Verma, S. Bajpai, P. Roy, and D. P. Domning. 2026. Miocene dugongid (Mammalia, Sirenia) diversity in the Indian Ocean, with description of a new genus and species from Kutch, Western India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e2634013
Parent taxon: Dugonginae according to A. Saha et al. 2026
Sister taxa: Bharatisiren, Callistosiren, Corystosiren, Crenatosiren, Culebratherium, Dioplotherium, Domningia, Dugong, Italosiren, Kutchisiren, Norosiren, Rytiodus, Salwasiren, Xenosiren
Subtaxa: Kharisiren cristata
Type: Kharisiren cristata
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution: found only at Kotada, north
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