{"product_id":"manatee-tooth-1","title":"Manatee Tooth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe mammoths and mastodons of the Ice Age share an unlikely relative that is still alive today (besides the modern elephant)--the manatee.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese two mammals share several characteristics: tusk-like incisor teeth; the use of their prehensile lips to grasp food similarly to elephants' use of their trunks; a matching toenail on the manatee flipper and elephant toe; and teeth that are replaced with horizontal frontal movement called \"marching molars\" like elephant's. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManatees (also called \"sea cows\") have lived in Florida for over 45 million years eating dozens of pounds of sea grasses and sleeping in their waters for half the day. The modern manatee (\u003cem\u003eTrichechus sp.\u003c\/em\u003e) evolved roughly 3 million years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManatees have just one kind of teeth: hind molars for grinding. Their teeth are continuously moving forward in a hind molar progression as they get worn down from chewing. Instead of one tooth falling and being replaced by the another in the same spot, the whole plate of teeth falls out as new teeth emerge. The number of teeth a manatee can have in a lifetime is undetermined. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Manatee Tooth\u003cbr\u003eSpecies: \u003cem\u003eTrichechus sp. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAge: Pleistocene\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Rainbow River, Florida\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: .63 x .5 x .25 inches\u003cbr\u003eWeight: .05 oz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Past \u0026 Present Science and Nature Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48465131667593,"sku":"MT02","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/6069\/1593\/files\/6D96AB1A-0448-4C60-B6B8-2A472B10E263.jpg?v=1790711017","url":"https:\/\/pastpres.com\/products\/manatee-tooth-1","provider":"Past \u0026 Present Science and Nature Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}