Dugong casting, c.1924, the Natural History Museum, London

To avoid the results of deterioration, it was vital to prepare casts from the bodies of large cetaceans and other mammals, such as this rare dugong, as soon as they arrived at the Museum

Casting Conservation Dugong Dugongidae Dugonginae Epitheria Eutheria Placental Preservation Sea Cow Sea-cow Siren Sirenia Sirenian Theria

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