Sea Cow
name: label: Discipline
content: Paleobiology
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Notes
content: 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.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Apr 2020
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Sirenia
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO50863
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Sirenia