Trichechidae
Manatees
- Potamosiren
- Ribodon
- Trichechus inunguis (Amazonian manatee)
- Trichechus manatus (West Indian Manatee)
- Trichechus senegalensis (West Aftican manatee)
References
Domning, D. P. l982. Evolution of manatees: a speculative history. Journal of Paleontology 56:599-6l9.
Fischer, M. S. 1990. The unique ear of elephants and manatees (Mammalia) - a phylogenetic paradox. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences Serie III 311:157-162.
Garcia-Rodriguez, A.I., B.W. Bowen, D.P. Domning, A.A. Mignucci-Giannoni, M. Marmontel, R.A. Montoya-Ospina, B. Morales-Vela, M. Rudin, R.K. Bonde, and P.M. McGuire. 1998. Phylogeography of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus): how many populations and how many taxa? Molecular Ecology 7:1137-1149.
McKenna, M. C. and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York.
Rowlatt, U. and H. Marsh. 1985. The heart of the dugong (Dugong dugon) and the West-Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) (Sirenia). Journal of Morphology 186:95-105.
Information on the Internet
- Sirenia Project: Manatee Ecology and Population Biology. U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources Division. Florida Caribbean Science Center.
- Manatee Research Center Online. Jacksonville University, Florida, USA.
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