Bibliography Record
| x | Burton, Maurice | ||
| 1951a | Animals in decline: Steller's sea-cow. Illus. London News 218: 178. 2 figs. Feb. 3, 1951. –Pop. acc. illustrated by pictures of the sea cow from Pallas and the masticating plate from Steller. Opines that the beast was dying out anyway and that the human predation didn't make any real difference. | ||
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Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
| x | v | 1951b | Burton, M. (pop. acc.; 588.) |
Hydrodamalis gigas (Zimmermann, 1780) Palmer, 1895
| x | 1951a | Burton, M. (extinction; 178.) |
Mermaid Legend
(SEE ALSO: Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Ri)
(SEE ALSO: Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Ri)
| x | * | 1951b | Burton, M. (sir. origin of legend challenged; 588.) |
Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 