| Xenosiren Temporal range:Miocene | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Sirenia |
| Family: | Dugongidae |
| Subfamily: | Dugonginae |
| Genus: | †Xenosiren Domning, 1989 |
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Xenosiren is an extinct genus ofdugong which existed in Mexico during theMiocene. The genus is classified in the subfamilyDugonginae as well as in the familyDugongidae. The genus contains only 1 species, X. yucateca. The size estimate of Xenosiren may have been larger than the modern manatee, presumably the same size as the West Indian manatee, an extant species in the manatee family.[1]
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