Shallow‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ coastal waters hold on to some of the most comprehensive and detailed records of marine life from the Earth ...

Fossils from Qatar have revealed a small, newly identified sea cow species that lived in the Arabian Gulf more than 20 million years ago. The site contains the densest known collection of fossil sea ...

Tiny sea cow species, Salwasiren qatarensis, shaped seagrass meadows for 20 million years, offering clues for protecting dugongs.

Experience the peaceful and gentle world of a dugong with this intimate close-up video. The footage focuses on the animal's ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown sea cow species near Qatar, revealing that ancient marine mammals closely resembled modern dugongs and depended on seagrass ecosystems millions of years ...

Some members of the sea cow species called dugongs spend their days feasting on seagrass in the Persian Gulf. By doing so, the bulbous marine mammals act as “ecosystem engineers,” reshaping the ...

A massive fossil site in Qatar has uncovered the world’s richest sea cow bonebed and a new species, Salwasiren qatarensis.

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on seagrasses. A newly described fossil site in Qatar reveals that ancient sea cows ...

An artistic reconstruction of a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor. Note to editors: Photos of the Al Maszhabiya site and fossils, an artist’s reconstruction of the new species in life ...

Weeki Wachee Springs is famous for its crystal-clear water, but nothing prepares you for sharing it with manatees. These massive animals move slowly and deliberately, completely unbothered by your ...

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 Salwasiren was a miniature ...