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The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
Dugongidae is a family in the order of Sirenia.The family has one surviving species, the dugong (Dugong dugon), one recently extinct species, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), and a number of extinct genera known from fossil records.
A dugong's brain weighs a maximum of 300 grams (11 ounces), about 0.1% of the animal's body weight. [33] The bodies of sirenians are sparsely covered in short hair ( vibrissae ), except that it becomes denser on the muzzle, which may allow for tactile interpretation of their environment. [ 45 ]
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Nanosiren garciae is an extinct sirenian dugong that lived in warm shallow seas in what is now Venezuela, approximately 11.610—3.6 Ma during the Miocene and Pliocene. [1] The species is listed in the Paleobiology Database, funded by the Australian Research Council.
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