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Smithsonian Institution: Ancient Manatee Relative Reveals That Sea Cows Have Engineered the Arabian Gulf's Seagrass Ecosystems for Over 20 Million Years
December 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:

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Ancient Manatee Relative Reveals That Sea Cows Have Engineered the Arabian Gulf's Seagrass Ecosystems for Over 20 Million Years

Smithsonian Researchers and Collaborators at Qatar Museums Describe a Sea Cow Bonebed in Qatar That Is Among the Richest Deposits of Marine Mammal Fossils in the World

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