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x Miller, William A.; Sanson, Gordon D.; Odell, Daniel Keith
  1980
Molar progression in the manatee (Trichechus manatus). [Abstr.]
Anat. Rec. 196(3): 128A.
–Notes the presence of enlarged transseptal fibers connecting the teeth (as in kangaroos with molar progression), and suggests they play a role in manatee tooth replacement; assumes the motive force to be due to propalinal occlusion.

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Histology
(SEE ALSO: Skeleton; other organ systems)
x  1980Miller et al. (TM; transseptal fibers & tooth replacement; 128A.)
Mastication
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive)
x  1980Miller et al. (TM; propalinal jaw movement & tooth replacement; 128A.)
Tooth Replacement
x  1980Miller et al. (TML; role of transseptal periodontal fibers; 128.)
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758
x  1980Miller et al. (tooth replacement; 128A.)