Kharisiren
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| Kharisiren Temporal range: Early Miocene, | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Sirenia |
| Family: | Dugongidae |
| Subfamily: | Dugonginae |
| Genus: | †Kharisiren Saha et al., 2026 |
| Type species | |
| †Kharisiren cristata Saha et al., 2026 | |
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]