Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Baikie, William Balfour | ||
| 1857 | On the skull of a Manatus from western Africa. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 25: 29-33. Pl. 51. June 6, 1857 (read Feb. 24, 1857). –Concludes that M. Vogelii of the Niger and Benue Rivers is probably a valid species intermediate between M. australis (=Trichechus manatus) and M. Senegalensis. | ||
Related Index Records
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Africa
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
| x | 1857 | Baikie, B. (Manatus Vogelii, M. Senegalensis; 29-31, 33.) |
Britain
| x | 1857 | Baikie, B. (?manatees; Orkney; 29.) |
Manatus americanus (Link, 1795) Illiger, 1815
| x | 1857 | Baikie, B. (syn. of M. australis; m29.) |
Manatus australis Retzius, 1794
| x | 1857 | Baikie, B. (comp. w/ other species; 29-33.) |
Manatus latirostris Harlan, 1824
| x | 1857 | Baikie, B. (validity doubtful; m29, m33.) |
Manatus nasutus Wyman in Perkins, 1848
| x | 1857 | Baikie, B. (?syn. of M. senegalensis; m29, m33.) |
Manatus senegalensis Desmarest, 1817
| x | 1857 | Baikie, B. (comp. w/ M. Vogelii & other species; 29-33.) |
Manatus vogelii Owen, 1856
| x | * | 1857 | Baikie, B. (skull, comp. w/ other species; 29-33, pl. 51.) |
Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
| x | 1857 | Baikie, B. (TS; lower Niger R.; bones & other ?hunting trophies; 31.) |