†Bharatisiren indica Bajpai et al. 2006 (dugong)
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Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: S. Bajpai, J. G. M. Thewissen, V. V. Kapur, B. N. Tiwari, and A. Sahni. 2006. Eocene and Oligocene sirenians (Mammalia) from Kachchh, India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(2):400-410
Belongs to Bharatisiren according to S. Bajpai et al. 2006
Sister taxon: Bharatisiren kachchhensis
Type specimen: IITR-SB 2893, a skull. Its type locality is Matanomadh, which is in a Chattian marine marl in the Maniyara Fort Formation of India.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution: found only at Matanomadh
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