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The _Rhytina stelleri_, a species of walrus formerly frequenting
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The last Rhytina or Arctic sea-cow was found on an island in Bering
Influences of Geographic Environment On the Basis of Ratzel's System of Anthropo-Geography Ellen Churchill Semple 1897
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Steller's sea cow, Rhytina Stelleri, was first seen by Europeans in the year 1741, on Bering's Island.
Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 02 (historical) 1874
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The Sirenia consists of the Manatees (_Manatus_), the Dugongs (_Halicore_), and the Stellerines (_Rhytina_); the latter is almost extinct; it used to be found in numbers in Behring Straits, but was exterminated by sailors and others, who found it very good eating.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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Behring Island, although Rhytina bones are common on the neighbouring shores of the main island.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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_Steller's sea-cow_ (_Rhytina Stelleri_, Cuvier) in a way took the place of the cloven-footed animals among the marine mammalia.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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Skeleton of Rhytina, shown at the _Vega_ Exhibition at the Royal Palace, Stockholm
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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The Rhytina bones do not lie at the level of the sea, but upon a strand-bank thickly overgrown with luxuriant grass, at a height of two or three metres above it.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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A great part of the male population now began to search for bones very eagerly, and in this way I collected such a quantity that twenty-one casks, large boxes, or barrels were filled with Rhytina bones; among which were three very fine, complete skulls, and others more or less damaged, several considerable collections of bones from the same skeleton, &c.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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On the other hand, my endeavours to procure Rhytina bones were crowned with greater success, and I succeeded in actually bringing together a very large and fine collection of skeleton fragments.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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