†Kharisiren cristata 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
Belongs to Kharisiren according to A. Saha et al. 2026
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GSI K60/469, a partial skull. Its type locality is Kotada, north, which is in an Aquitanian/Burdigalian coastal claystone in the Khari Nadi Formation of India.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution: found only at Kotada, north
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