Object Details
- Discipline
- Paleobiology
- Description
- This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
- This rib fragment is from a Steller's sea cow, an herbivorous Arctic marine mammal, and an extinct member of the Dugongidae family. Steller's sea cows were massive in size and larger than either of its current living relatives, the dugong and manatee. These creatures were hunted for their skin, meat, fat and bones by sailors, traders and others, which led to their extinction in 1768, only 27 years after being “discovered” by Western scientists. Bones, such as this rib fragment, were commonly collected and carved into objects for trade or personal use. This bone fragment is about 4.5cm thick and measures roughly 18cm x5cm.
- Number of objects in this record
- 1
- Record Last Modified
- 16 Apr 2020
- USNM Number
- EO50863
- Object Type
- Education and Outreach collections
- Scientific Name
- Sirenia
- See more items in
- Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
- Taxonomy
- Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Sirenia
- Topic
- Education & Outreach
- Record ID
- nmnheducation_10020407
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/323b86003-2f4b-4dc4-8ba4-6d99299e30eb
