Corystosiren
Sign in to saveCorystosiren 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 Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, and Florida.
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- Dugongidae
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- Corystosiren varguezi, Nanosiren garciae.jpg
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- Corystosiren
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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 Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, and Florida.
== Palaeobiology ==
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