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  1. VBlake

    Baleen whale jaw

    Hi all, we found what we believe to be a fossilized baleen whale jaw, while out on an artifact hunt on the Nansemond river, in Carrollton, Va. If anyone has an information for us about what exactly we have found, it would be much appreciated. Very interested in which position of the mouth this would have been, lower, upper? Also, any insight on why we might have found it where we did? It did erode out of a cliff but it we don’t find any other fossils in this formation. Thanks for the help
  2. Hey all, I've been off the forum for a couple weeks owing to a very hectic schedule including some research deadlines, lots of outreach events, and final exams (which just finished for me yesterday). One of the things that happened recently is the publication of our new paper (monograph, really) on the toothed baleen whale Coronodon from the Oligocene of South Carolina. We report a bunch of new specimens including juveniles and an old adult of Coronodon havensteini (the species we first named in 2017) and two new species from the Chandler Bridge Formation - Coronodon planifrons and Coronodon newtonorum. Virtually all of these specimens were found by amateur fossil collectors and donated for study! You can read the paper here for FREE: https://peerj.com/articles/14795/ BUT - it is 150 pages long, so I also wrote the 'clif notes' version on my blog. Blog post #1: new specimens of Coronodon havensteini, and a background to our research: https://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2023/04/new-fossils-of-coronodon-1-new.html Blog post #2: new species of Coronodon: https://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2023/04/new-fossils-of-coronodon-2-two-new.html EDIT: I've just written Blog post #3, broader implications of Coronodon: https://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2023/05/new-fossils-of-coronodon-3-implications.html
  3. Rowboater

    small whale jaw bone?

    Hi @Boesse, calling on your expertise once again. You previously described a bone I found: "The largest element is a partial squamosal bone of a baleen whale - the 'rounded blunt projection' is called the postglenoid process, and the flat surface on one side of it is the glenoid fossa - otherwise known as the jaw joint." Recently about 50 feet away from the first I found a second, smaller and much, much lighter. To me it seems a smaller mirror-image of the first. (Hopefully it is not a cow bone). Comparing the two:
  4. Ben Daniels

    Crystal Tubes In Whalebone?

    Hi TFF, I've posted about this Pliocene baleen whale jaw section from Florida before, and its the gift that keeps on giving! Within the fossil there are 2 significant crystalized structures which I would love further clarity on. Are they the remanence of soft bodied organisms burrowing in the bone? Or are these structures mineral deposits similar to those found in shelled cephalopod fossils when water gets into the specimen? Or something completely different? The first specimen is 1.7/2cm in length. I would love to know your thoughts
  5. Ben Daniels

    Large Whale Jawbone

    Hi All, I've received this piece of baleen whale jawbone (measuring 57cm/22.4 inches) however upon purchase there wasn't information available on possible species or even the formation it was found. The only information provided was that this was a partial whale jaw from the Pliocene from Florida. when contacting the seller I've found that the individual who collected this specimen was out megalodon tooth hunting in a river system on the east side of Florida. I hope that is enough information to give a rough idea which formation this fossils is from as I know the megalodon tooth hunting community is strong in this forum! To give a definitive species will be much harder however as I know the posterior part is missing in my specimen which would help greatly in a full identification, however if someone has a good idea what species it is please do let me know. Along with the fossil itself, there are 2/3 features that I would also like further confirmation on. the first feature is what I think is a shell imbedded in the fossil. if I could get confirmation that it is a shell, what type of shell fish species it could be and whether its from around the time of death or latched onto the fossil much later after fossilisation that would be great. The second feature(s) are these 2 crystallised mineral deposits. they both have a very worm like or other soft bodied organism shape, however I'm not knowledgeable in soft bodied preservation so cant say for sure. another feature about them is they both have a hole in the centre that run down the fill length of the deposit. if anyone has any idea what these deposits could be or what caused them that would be brilliant. I've attached pictures below, thank you all for your time and help
  6. Hello all, I have a small baleen whale skull that I need to preserve. It was found on a beach and the sun had bleached it. After a short time it has started to flake, crack and sort of fall apart. It's very aged and porous, is there something I can coat it in to preserve it?
  7. From the album: Lando’s Fossil Collection

    Baleen whale epiphysial disc collected from Pliocene Yorktown formation sediments of Greens Mill Run, Greenville, NC.

    © Lando_Cal_4tw

  8. A while back I collected several pieces of sizeable whale bone from Greens Mill Run and was able to ID them as to specific skeletal element (several were ribs, verts, mandibles, etc.). However, this one piece is fairly sizeable and has a distinct shape (it is worn down some), pretty sure it’s part of a skull, but can’t figure it out. Any whale experts out there think they might can help? It’s from the Yorktown formation, and even though Greens Mill Run cuts through other formations, this one came from a section of the creek with Pliocene exposures and the other whale bones I was able to ID, so pretty sure it’s a Pliocene baleen whale.
  9. Made a recent trip to Greens Mill Run and got quite a few nice fossils, particularly fossil bone. Large fragment of a Pliocene baleen whale lower jaw bone, whale rib fragment, baleen whale tympanic bullas, unfused whale vertebral epiphysis, Chesapectens jeffersonius, other Chesapectens spp., clams, etc. All collected in-situ, all from the Yorktown formation. Also quite a few sharks teeth collected from gravel bars. Also one pic, the one with the belemnites lined across the top, is all in-situ Cretaceous stuff. Great trip, digging the stuff up was a nice change from all the gravel sifting haha
  10. Chad Oakes

    Fossilized or petrified bone

    I found this by pure luck... Does anyone know what it is??
  11. Shellseeker

    Land Hunt

    Last night about 5:30 pm, I got a call from a very good friend. He said that he and others were going land hunting for Great Whites !!! Was I interested .... Do bears....? So I considered the outlook: Drive at high rates of speed sometimes in driving rain for 90 minutes to reach the hunting site. Weather predicted as Thunder and Lightening with driving rains that was sure to raise puddle and make sucking mud that would reach my knees. Perfect !!!! I scrambled to get my gear (halogen head lamps, scuba boots, light wetsuit for the mosquitos, etc while my understanding spouse made a thermos of coffee and 2 ham & cheese sandwiches. Time from phone call to turning over engine in my pickup === 7 minutes flat. Did any of us get a GW? No, but plenty of Makos, small shark teeth, a seal canine, whale fossils including verts, earbones, and even a broken tooth (likely Kogiopsis) and Megs ... none perfect but a number mostly whole. Was it fun ?? You betcha !!! Playing in deep mud with good friends is a joy and brings back happy memories from my youth. I do not have photos of their finds... do you take photos when there are lightening flashes after deep thunder in the shies above? Here are my keepers..... A piece of fossil vine/wood ?? a few small shark teeth, and some bits and pieces of whale.... and Oh, a gift from one of those very good friends. He knows I like whale and he saves some unique finds for me... This one came from the location... Good friends... good memories. So, what is it? Might be Balaenoptera sursiplana
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