Kharisiren
| Kharisiren Temporal range: Early Miocene,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Sirenia |
| Family: | Dugongidae |
| Subfamily: | Dugonginae |
| Genus: | †Kharisiren Saha et al., 2026 |
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| †Kharisiren cristata Saha et al., 2026
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Kharisiren is an extinct genus of dugongid known from the Early Miocene Khari Nadi Formation of the Kutch district in Gujarat, India. The genus is monotypic, with K. cristata being the only known species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Saha, A.; Verma, S. K.; Bajpai, S.; Roy, P.; Domning, D. P. (16 March 2026). "Miocene dugongid (Mammalia, Sirenia) diversity in the Indian Ocean, with description of a new genus and species from Kutch, Western India". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e2634013. doi:10.1080/02724634.2026.2634013.
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