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 At first sight, manatees1 might look like seals or dolphins. But in fact, some of their closest relatives live on land. These toenails are the giveaway, remarkably2 similar to those of elephants. 

 
13,000 years ago, two other members of the elephant family roamed this land. The manatees that swim in Florida's springs today are living relatives of ice age mammoths and mastodons. 
 
Some of the bones found in these springs are easy to identify, but scattering3 among them are some more obscure remains4. What kind of animal could this belong to? These rosettes are bony scales or scutes, similar to those that cover some reptiles6 today. But this is only one piece of the jigsaw7. Imagine what the creature would have looked like when all these pieces were fitted together. 
 
The scutes, around 2,000 of them, once formed the shell of a huge animal called the glyptodont. With its heavy weight exterior8, the glyptodont looks like a reptile5, like the alligator9, which has been around for millions of years, long before the last ice age.
 

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1 manatees 838c504e9733f033c37f82abeb0e60f1     
n.海牛（水生哺乳动物，体宽扁，尾圆，有鳃状肢）( manatee的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The manatees tamed quickly. 海牛很快地被驯服。 来自互联网
  • Gentle and slow moving, manatees are said to be the mythical mermaids of sailors' imaginations. 海牛游动温和而缓慢，被认为是海员遐想中富有神秘色彩的美人鱼。 来自互联网
2 remarkably EkPzTW     
ad.不同寻常地，相当地
参考例句：
  • I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
  • He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。
3 scattering 91b52389e84f945a976e96cd577a4e0c     
n.[物]散射；散乱，分散；在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的；分散在不同范围的；广泛扩散的；（选票）数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式)；散布；驱散
参考例句：
  • The child felle into a rage and began scattering its toys about. 这孩子突发狂怒，把玩具扔得满地都是。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The farmers are scattering seed. 农夫们在播种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
5 reptile xBiz7     
n.爬行动物；两栖动物
参考例句：
  • The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
  • So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。
6 reptiles 45053265723f59bd84cf4af2b15def8e     
n.爬行动物，爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 jigsaw q3Gxa     
n.缕花锯，竖锯，拼图游戏；vt.用竖锯锯，使互相交错搭接
参考例句：
  • A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时。
  • Tom likes to work on jigsaw puzzles,too.汤姆也喜欢玩拼图游戏。
8 exterior LlYyr     
adj.外部的，外在的；表面的
参考例句：
  • The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
  • We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。
9 alligator XVgza     
n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼)
参考例句：
  • She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.她开始玩鳄鱼玩具。
  • Alligator skin is five times more costlier than leather.鳄鱼皮比通常的皮革要贵5倍。

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