FIGURE 5. SHSU 1-231 in First fossil manatees in Texas, USA: Trichechus manatus bakerorum from Pleistocene beach deposits along the Gulf of Mexico

FIGURE 5. SHSU 1-231, edentulous right anterior maxilla fragment in dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views. Note the resorbed anterior alveolar region typical of manatees. The rubber band was not removed because it was considered to be part of the history of the specimen. Scale bar equals 2 cm.