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Metaxytherium is an extinct genus of dugong that lived from the Miocene to the Pleistocene. Its remains have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
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- Manatees and Dugongs of the World by Jeff Ripple
- Discovering Fossils: How to Find and Identify Remains of the Prehistoric Past (Fossils & Dinosaurs) by Frank A. Garcia, Donald S. Miller, and Jasper Burns
- Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals by William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J. G.M. Thewissen
- Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology by Annalisa Berta, James L. Sumich, and Kit M. Kovacs
- Marine Mammal Biology: An Evolutionary Approach by A. Rus Hoelzel
- Neptune's Ark: From Ichthyosaurs to Orcas by David Rains Wallace
- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
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