Name
Kutchisiren.
Phonetic
Kutch-e-sy-ren.
Named By
S. Bajpai, D. P. Domning, D. P. Das, J. Velez-Juarbe & V. P. Mishra - 2010.
Classification
Chordata, Mammalia, Sirenia, Dugongidae, Dugonginae.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
K. cylindrica
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
India - Khari Nadi Formation.
Time Period
Aquitanian of the Miocene.
Fossil representation
Partial remains.
Kutchisiren is a prehistoric genus of dugong that lived in the waters of India during the Miocene.
- A new fossil sirenian (Mammalia, Dugonginae) from the Miocene of India. Neus Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaeontologie, Abhandlungen 258(1):39-50. - S. Bajpai, D. P. Domning, D. P. Das, J. Velez-Juarbe & V. P. Mishra - 2010.
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