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    Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) is an extinct sirenian described by Georg Wilhelm Steller in 1741. At that time, it was found only around the Commander...
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    Hydrodamalis is a genus of extinct herbivorous sirenian marine mammals. It included the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), the Cuesta sea cow (Hydrodamalis...
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    Genus †Dusisiren Genus †Hydrodamalis Species †Hydrodamalis cuestae Species †Hydrodamalis spissa Species †Hydrodamalis gigas, Steller's sea cow The genera...
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    family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century. The dugong is the...
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    dewana †D. jordani †D. reinharti †D. takasatensis Genus †Hydrodamalis †H. cuestae †H. gigas Family Trichechidae: Genus Trichechus T. manatus T. senegalensis...
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    Eumetopias sea lion, and the recently extinct Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas). Sharks present were the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)...
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    sea cow (Hydrodamalis cuestae) is an extinct herbivorous marine mammal and is the direct ancestor of the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas). They reached...
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    keystone species was shown by the extinction of the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) through its interaction with sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp. Kelp...
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  • Kenya and Tanzania Hyaenodon gigas, an extinct mammal species Hydrodamalis gigas, an extinct sirenian Hydrodynastes gigas, a rear-fanged venomous colubrid...
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    [citation needed] Two Bering Sea species, the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) and spectacled cormorant (Phalacrocorax perspicillatus), are extinct...
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    (Mammuthus primigenius) (H) Sirenia Dugongidae Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas; extirpated from North America, survived in Beringia into 18th century)...
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    Diprotodontia early 1500s 1 Australia (Nullarbor Plain) Steller's sea cow Hydrodamalis gigas von Zimmermann, 1780 Sirenia 1768 1 Commander Islands (Russia, United...
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  • and a total length of 4.6 m (15 ft). The extinct Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) was the largest member to ever exist, growing up to at least 7.9 m...
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    The Takikawa sea cow (Hydrodamalis spissa) is an extinct herbivorous marine mammal of the Late Pliocene which was closely related to the recently extinct...
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    to have led indirectly to the extinction of the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas). While the keystone species concept has been used extensively as...
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  • Dugongidae Genus Dugong Dugong, Dugong dugon Genus Hydrodamalis †Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas Family Trichechidae Genus Trichechus (manatees) West...
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  • ssp. T. m. latirostris - Florida manatee: EN) Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas (E) EX Columbian mammoth, Mammuthus columbi (E) Pygmy mammoth, Mammuthus...
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    Predation, and the Evolution and Extinction of Steller's Sea Cow, Hydrodamalis gigas". Marine Mammal Science. 11 (3): 391–394. Bibcode:1995MMamS..11..391A...
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    predation, and the evolution and extinction of Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas". Marine Mammal Science. 11 (3): 391–394. Bibcode:1995MMamS..11..391A...
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    following species are extinct: Aurochs Bos primigenius Steller's sea cow Hydrodamalis gigas Japanese sea lion, Zalophus japonicus List of chordate orders Lists...
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    heavily exploited. This led to the extinction of the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), sea mink (Neogale macrodon), Japanese sea lion (Zalophus japonicus)...
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  • Trichechus senegalensis VU Dugong, Dugong dugon VU Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas EX Brown fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus LC (ssp. pusillus - Cape...
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    Sciences, 105(11), 4105-4108. BirdLife International (2016). "Podilymbus gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696577A93572322. doi:10...
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    give rise to Dusisiren and eventually culminate in the algae specialist Hydrodamalis, which persisted until historic times. Unlike the European forms, which...
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  • Bulldog rat (Rattus nativitatis) Family Dugongidae Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) Family Bolyeridae Round Island burrowing boa (Bolyeria multocarinata)...
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    fish. Examples of extinct marine species include Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) and the Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis). Not all extinctions...
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    Predation, and the Evolution and Extinction of Steller's Sea Cow, Hydrodamalis gigas". Marine Mammal Science. 11 (3): 391–394. Bibcode:1995MMamS..11..391A...
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    original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-16. Domning, D. (2016). "Hydrodamalis gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10303A43792683. doi:10...
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    or Steller's albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) Steller's sculpin (Myoxocephalus...
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    subfamily of the sirenian family Dugongidae. The Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) was hunted to extinction by 1768, while the genus Dusisiren is known...
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