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Back from exile: archaeocete whale discovery in South Carolina
Boesse posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hey all! Between an ill-timed conference, election month, the pandemic, online teaching, and a few other issues, I was way too stressed out and busy to be on here regularly since October. Also, in mid November we began digging up a small basilosaurid whale in Harleyville, SC - very likely to be the most completely known specimen of the dwarf basilosaurid Chrysocetus, and perhaps the most important basilosaurid discovery in North America of my lifetime. I did manage to write a blog post about our fieldwork, so as an apology for being AWOL and only getting back to identifying cetacean stuff a few months later, I offer this writeup as penance! It feels good to be back in the saddle again. Cheers, Bobby- 20 replies
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Was looking for ID or any information on this Basilasouridae jaw section. It's a little over 7.5" long. It was found in the Samlat formation, Dakhla, Western Sahara. Thanks in advance!
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A super cool new addition to the Mace Brown Museum in Charleston South Carolina a Dorudon atrox skeleton. Looks like someone we know in the photo @Boesse. Anything you can add about were this specimen is from?
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Side view of vertebra, displaying missing piece see 1st picture for information-
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
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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:(-
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From the album: Marine Mammals
Basilosauridae ident. Lower P2 Premolar Found in Dakhla, Morocco Dated Bartonian Stage of Eocene (≈40 mya) Measures 5.715 cm (2.25 inches)-
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