Trichechus manatus (specimen 20)

Specimen Name: Trichechus manatus
Common Name: West Indian manatee
Specimen Code: 05MAMM00020
Acquisition Method: Purchased (2016)

Locale: Northern Florida, USA
Formation: Unknown
Geologic Time Period: Pleistocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Tetrapoda – Amniota – Synapsida – Mammalia – Sirenia – Trichechidae – Trichechus – Manatus

Description of Specimen:
A three-lobed, worn down molar with no root, it has blue-black enamel

Measurements of Specimen:
18mm x 12mm x 12mm

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