Dugongidae is a family within order Sirenia, holding one surviving species, the dugong, Dugong dugon, one recently extinct species, Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas, and a number of extinct genera known only from fossils, grouped into the subfamilies Dugonginae, Metaxytheriinae and Hydrodamalinae.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ838603, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Dugongidae
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
Dugongidae is a family in the order of Sirenia.
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Dugongidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Dugongidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Dugongidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
Wikidata: Dugongidae
Wikidata Q838603, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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