An osteological study of the dugong (sea cow) Du- gong dugon (MOiler) from India, based on complete
skeletons of an adult male and a juvenile female
indicated certain morphological variations with
age. It has also revealed a close osteological
similarity between the dugongs from India and the
Red Sea. Based on a statistical analysis, regres- sion equations for certain typical skull measure- ments have been calculated; these equations, charac- teristic of the dugong from India, could be used
for comparing dugongs of different regions
