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(a) "Slim": the crocodilian-zoomorph and accompanying motifs incised on the left thigh (drawing by Gillett G. Griffin, 1985). (b) The real-life crocodilian from which the crocodilian-zoomorph on "Slim" is constructed (drawing by Kent Reilly, 1986). Three species of crocodile—Crocodylus moreletti, Crocodylus actus, and Caiman crocodylus fucus—are indigenous to the Olmec climax zone. (c) "Slim": the mask on the back of the crocodilian-zoomorph's tail (drawing by Gillett G. Griffin, 1985). Note the similarities—flame eyebrow, striping under the eye, overhanging upper lip, and the tie-ribbons that hold the mask in place.
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