Corystosiren

Corystosiren is an extinct genus of dugongid sirenian mammal which existed in the waters of the Caribbean Basin during the early Pliocene. Fossils have been found in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, and Florida.[1]

Corystosiren
Temporal range: early Pliocene
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Corystosiren

Domning, 1990
Species
  • C. varguezi Domning, 1990 (type)

References

  1. D. P. Domning. 1990. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean Region, IV. Corystosiren varguezi, gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 10(3):361-371


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