Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region. VIII. Nanosiren garciae, gen. et sp. nov. and Nanosiren sanchezi, sp. nov

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 479-500

  Domning, Daryl P ^a   Aguilera, Orangel A ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BONE; DATING METHOD; FOSSIL; FOSSIL RECORD; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; MARINE MAMMAL; MIOCENE; PHOSPHATE; PLIOCENE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); CARIBBEAN SEA; FALCON; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALIA; DUGONGIDAE; DUGONGINAE; FALCONIDAE; HALODULE; HALOPHILA; HEMPHILLIA; METAXYTHERIUM; SIRENIA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 47249164735     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[479:FSOTWA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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