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I was out twice this week to an area of the Peace River that I had previously hunted extensively. I did far better than I anticipated. One of my finds from yesterday is a sirenia skullcap. Impressive. Whenever I get an interesting fossil, I ask questions of myself, friends, TFF members...This fossil is interesting because it is rare in my hunting area, this one is the highest quality one I have found, looking at those fine lines and lack of water erosion. It measures 100 x 85 x 35 mm Question #1. Does this skullcap come from Metaxytherium floridanum (14 to 7 mya) or Trichechus manatus (last 3 mya) ? Can I differentiate by bones? Similar question on teeth... Are these dugong or manatee teeth? What follows is to photos of same tooth There were lots of dugong or manatee ribs, many in excellent shape, pieces of dugong or manatee verts. In anticipation of future finds , I am trying to collect differentiators. Thanks for the help... Jack
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