Fossil Sirenia from the Pleistocene of Qatar: new questions about the antiquity of sea cows in the Gulf Region

Fossil Sirenia from the Pleistocene of Qatar: new questions about the antiquity of sea cows in the Gulf Region

One of the largest and least documented populations of dugongs (Dugong dugon) resides in the coastal waters of the United Arab Emirates, and waters surrounding Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar. The archaeological record of dugongs in the Gulf Region is abundant, but little is known about their fossi...

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Main Authors: Nicholas D. Pyenson, Mehsin Al-Ansi, Clare M. Fieseler, Khalid Hassan Al Jaber, Katherine D. Klim, Jacques LeBlanc, Ahmad Mujthaba Dheen Mohamed, Ismail Al-Shaikh, Christopher D. Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-10-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Fossil record
Sirenia
Pleistocene
Neogene
Tethys Sea
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14075.pdf

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