{"product_id":"manatee-tooth-fossil-florida-usa","title":"Manatee Tooth - Fossil Specimen","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLocality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: Florida, U.S.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Cenozoic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeological Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: Approximately \u003cspan\u003e2.6 million to 11,700 Years Ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eManatees are slow-swimming, plant-eating marine mammals whose closest living relative is the elephant. They are one of the only animals that keep replacing their teeth throughout their lives. As the front molars wear down they fall out, and the molars behind them move forward, or march, into place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn Florida, fossil manatee teeth come from Pleistocene deposits. During the ice ages, sea level fell by up to about 120 m, and the Florida peninsula was about twice as large as today, with its Gulf shoreline far to the west. In the warm interglacial periods the sea rose again, at times above today's level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEach tooth is small and solid, with a crown crossed by ridges and grooves. Sizes and weights are listed below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese fossils date back to the Pleistocene epoch, which spanned from approximately 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. During the Pleistocene ice ages, sea level fell by up to about 120 m, and Florida's Gulf coast lay well over 100 km west of today's shoreline. Manatees lived in its warm coastal waters, estuaries and rivers, while seas rose during the warm interglacial periods. \u003cspan\u003eManatee teeth fossils are distinctive in shape and structure, featuring flattened, rounded crowns with ridges and grooves adapted for grinding vegetation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmall                                                                                                                            \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproximate Size of 1 piece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: 12mm x 7mm x 5mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproximate Weight of 1 piece\u003c\/strong\u003e: .75g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMedium                                                                                                                      Approximate Size of 1 piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 15mm x 10mm x 6mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproximate Weight of 1 piece\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1.5g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLarge                                                                                                                            Approximate Size of 1 piece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: 15mm x 18mm x 7.5mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproximate Weight of 1 piece\u003c\/strong\u003e:  3g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuantity\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1pc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the \"staff pick option\", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Florida, U.S.A.","offers":[{"title":"Small \/ Standard","offer_id":45950815076522,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small \/ Staff Pick","offer_id":45950815043754,"sku":"","price":12.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium \/ Standard","offer_id":45950815174826,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium \/ Staff Pick","offer_id":45950815109290,"sku":"","price":22.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Standard","offer_id":45950815240362,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Staff Pick","offer_id":45950815207594,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/7158\/3658\/files\/Manatee-Tooth-Fossil-2_4dc6f343-8ba1-49b4-b817-7237f640055f.jpg?v=1716836338","url":"https:\/\/rubblerockandgem.com\/ar\/products\/manatee-tooth-fossil-florida-usa","provider":"Rubble Rock And Gem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}