Classification

Kingdom
Metazoa

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Mammalia

Order
Sirenia

Family
Dugongidae

Genus
Metaxytherium

Species
floridanum

Age
Miocene


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FS321 Dugong Rib Fragment

15.2 cm. Long x 5.2 cm. Wide x 3.7 cm. High

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Classification: Metazoa, Chordata, Mammalia, Sirenia, Dugongidae, Metaxytherium, floridanum
Description: Rib fragment from extinct Miocene dugong.
Age: Miocene Epoch
Location Found: United States, Florida, Cargill Phosphate Mine, near Bartow, FL
Found by: Andy DeRouin
Custodian: fossilweb
Identified by: Ed DeRouin
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