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Evolution of Sirenian Pachyosteosclerosis, a Model-casefor the Study of Bone Structure in Aquatic Tetrapods.

, 2010
Osteosclerosis, or inner bone compaction, and pachyostosis, or outer hyperplasy of bone cortices (swollen bones), are typical features of tetrapods secondarily adapted to life in water. These peculiarities are spectacularly exemplified by the ribs of
De Buffrénil V., Domning D. P., D'ANASTASIO, RUGGERO, Canoville A.   +3 more
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Occurrence of Chiorchis fabaceus (Trematoda: Cladorchiidae) in a wild Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus): New parasitological data for this imperilled sirenian

: Parasites impact wildlife populations and ecosystem health, thereby demanding regular monitoring. As part of the national conservation effort to preserve the free-ranging sirenians in Colombia, a parasitological survey was conducted between 2011 and ...
Taubert, Anja, Hermosilla, Carlos, Uribe Soto, Manuel, Arévalo González, Katherine, Chaparro Gutiérrez, Jenny Jovana   +4 more
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Methodologies for paleontological field research: Early pliocene sirenian paleosite in southern Tuscany

, 2011
We report the preliminary description of recent discoveries of Pliocene marine fauna from Arcille (Grosseto, Italy) and application of Ground Penetrating Radar to locate fossil vertebrate.
Tinelli C., Finotti F., Zandonai F., RIBOLINI, ADRIANO, BIANUCCI, GIOVANNI, Landini W., VAIANI, STEFANO CLAUDIO, Bianucci G., Ribolini A., TINELLI, CHIARA, BINI, MONICA, Bini M., Casati S., Vaiani S. C., LANDINI, WALTER   +14 more
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New Miocene sirenians from Nosy Makamby, northwestern Madagascar

, 2019
The near lack of vertebrate fossils from the Cenozoic of Madagascar has left many of the details regarding the origin and evolution of the island’s extant faunas unknown. However, recent fossil discoveries from Madagascar’s nearshore marine deposits have
Ernat, Rebekah A., Domning, Daryl P., Samonds, Karen E., Andrianavalona, Tsiory   +3 more
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Steller's sea cow genome suggests this species began going extinct before the arrival of Paleolithic humans. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2021
Sharko FS, Boulygina ES, Tsygankova SV, Slobodova NV, Alekseev DA, Krasivskaya AA, Rastorguev SM, Tikhonov AN, Nedoluzhko AV.   +8 more
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Notes on Tertiary Sirenians of the Genus Desmostylus

Journal of Mammalogy, 1922
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Bridging two oceans: small toothed cetaceans (Odontoceti) from the Late Miocene Chagres Formation, eastern Caribbean (Colon, Panama). [PDF]

Biol Lett, 2023
Benites-Palomino A, Vélez-Juarbe J, De Gracia C, Jaramillo C.   +3 more
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3D genital shape complexity in female marine mammals. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2021
Orbach DN, Brassey CA, Gardiner JD, Brennan PLR.   +3 more
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Open questions in marine mammal sensory research. [PDF]

Biol Open, 2023
De Vreese S, Sørensen K, Biolsi K, Fasick JI, Reidenberg JS, Hanke FD.   +5 more
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Maintenance of sirenians in captivity

, 2015
Le dugong (Dugong dugon), le lamantin des Caraïbes (Trichechus manatus), le lamantin d’Afrique de l’Ouest (Trichechus senegalensis) et le lamantin d’Amazonie (Trichechus inunguis) sont les seuls membres encore existants appartenant à l’ordre des Siréniens.
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