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Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows of fossil sites around the Albany area, I was planning on going to PA for some fossil hunting this week but at the last minute, I had to change plans. I know about Rickard Hill which is where I decided to go as it is probably the closest location like this to me. It would be great to also stop by one or two other locations near there but I have not been successful in finding any myself. Thank you for any help.
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Side view of vertebra, displaying missing piece see 1st picture for information-
- damaged
- basilosauridae
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
View of damaged surface see 1st picture for information-
- dorudontinae
- basilosaurus
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
See first picture for information-
- damaged
- basilosauridae
- (and 14 more)
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Vertebrae damaged during or before fossilization, from a basilosauridae. Found in Albany, GA, in the Ocala limestone formation, an Eocene deposit laid down by the swannee current between about 34-56 mya. The exact species is possibly still up in the air, since it is been suggested that it is something other than the original ID. We're still looking into the possibilities. Found in Georgia, so that limits the possibilities, but still leaves open a number of basilosauridae, including some dorudontinae such as Zygorhiza. Zygorhiza, which is what it was originally supposed to be, is iffy since it hasn't officially ever been found in GA, but I don't think that means it hasn't, doesn't that just mean it hasn't been found by scientific authorities, or confirmed by such? it seems however, that the person who ID'd it as Zygorhiza was Professor Mark Uhen, who I guess is an authority on the subject, but as before, they're not supposed to be found in GA. Another possibility from a different authority on the subject has ID'd it as Cynthiacetus, which I personally would prefer, but sadly that doesn't have any impact in the matter:(