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Summerville South Carolina whale or dolphin atlas vertebra?
fossil_lover_2277 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi all, I found this piece of bone in the Oligocene Chandler Bridge formation in an area just outside the town of Summerville South Carolina. Is this potentially one of the halves of a whale or large dolphin atlas vertebra? -
Are there enough diagnostic features left on this atlas vert to determine an identification? I found it on the Brazos River in SE. Texas Pleistocene gravels
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Dear Guys, I found this atlas vertebra 1 year ago in the Pleistocene sand area of Varena town, South Lithuania. By the attributes, I think this vertebra belong to felid. If it is felid, it should be bigger than cat or bobcat. The bigest diameter of it is 5,5 cm. Any idea what is this? Best Regards Domas
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Hi Guys- I posted about this find I discovered on a NJ beach last week. Thanks to those who replied with helpful feedback. I took a few more photos with better quality to share here again. I'm really curious to find out more about the origin of this atlas vertebra bone. I have contacted the NJ State museum and I am doing more research. This site seems to be a great source for trying to figure it out, so that's why I'm posting about it again. Some lateral aspects of this atlas vertebra have been broken off. I thought it was from a marine mammal at first. Someone here mentioned it may be from