Trichechidae Temporal range: Late Oligocene – Recent
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West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Sirenia |
Family: | Trichechidae Gill 1872 |
Genera | |
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Trichechidae is a family of sirenians that includes all living manatees and several extinct genera.