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Neogene dugong ecosystems

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Contemporary sirenian taxa of the late Paleogene and Neogene from 3 distinct localities. Late Oligocene Florida (Parachucla Formation): Crenatosiren olseni, Metaxytherium albifontanum, and Dioplotherium manigaulti Early Miocene India (Khari Nadi Formation): Bharatisiren kachchhensis, Kutchisiren cylindrica, and Domningia sodhae Early Pliocene Mexico (Carrillo Puerto Formation): Corystosiren varguezi, Nanosiren cf. N. garciae, and Dioplotherium sp.

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