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Hi all, Hope everyone is well and staying safe. I found this during a recent dive trip to the Cooper River (South Carolina). I originally assumed it must be a Steinkern of a weird bivalve. However after cleaning the gravel out of the nooks and crannies, I was surprised to see what appears to be shark centrums in line with each other, embedded in the piece. Parallel and adjacent to the alleged centrums is a hollow void, or canal. I've read that shark brains very greatly in shape and layout from species to species, and that commonly the lobes are laid out in series instead of in one roundish ball like humans. Is this possibly an endocast of the braincase from a single lobe of a shark brain? Could it be from a fish other than shark?
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From the album: Sharks
A shark centrum from the North Sulfur River.-
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Made another trip to the Sulphur and had a couple questions regarding two of my finds: First, is this coprolite? Not sure how to identify it, other then it looks like it. Second, I assumed this was a shark centrum when I found it, but looking at other images online, they are seem to be quite a bit thicker. Mine is about 2" in diameter and 1/4" thick. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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From the album: new bakersfield finds
This is one of two jackets of shark vertebrae found in the Sharktooth Hill area of Bakersfield, California. There are approx. 40 associated vertebrae contained in both jackets and this one is now on display at Buena Vista Museum in Bakersfield.