New Species of 15-Foot-Long Dugong Was not Yet Fully Grown (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

New Species of 15-Foot-Long Dugong Was not Yet Fully Grown

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Here, the skull is seen from the underside, with eye sockets on either side, molars in the center and the snout pointing upwards. To the right is part of the lower jaw and rib fragments, which twisted during fossilization. The lack of wear on the newest molars indicates that this dugong was not yet a fully-grown adult.

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Florida Museum photo by Aaron Wood

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