Trichechus manatus bakerorum Domning 2005 (manatee)

Mammalia - Sirenia - Trichechidae

Full reference: D. P. Domning. 2005. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean Region. VII. Pleistocene Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3):685-701

Belongs to Trichechus manatus according to D. P. Domning 2005

See also Bell et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Trichechus manatus latirostris, Trichechus manatus manatus

Type specimen: UF 123652, a skull

Ecology: aquatic herbivore

Distribution: found only at McFaddin Beach (Quaternary of Texas)

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