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I found this vertebrae In the Louisiana eocene Cain River formation. I think it’s a Zygorhiza any information would be appropriate .
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Any ideas? These are the only 4 pictures. I don't know if the back was lost pre or post fossilization.
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Side view of vertebra, displaying missing piece see 1st picture for information -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
View of damaged surface see 1st picture for information -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
See first picture for information -
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 if -
Basilosaurus vs. Zygorhiza vs. Dourodon teeth- What's the difference?
Macrophyseter posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I've found a couple of listings of archaeocete teeth frags from Harleyville, South Carolina on a fossil seller. I know that Basilosaurus cetoides, Zygorhiza kochii, and Dorudon serratus all exist in this area, with a couple of examples of all three having been found there (now in Charleston Museum collection). However, is there a way to differentiate between them when it comes to teeth, specifically incisors? Some images of the listings are below. First tooth measures 2.6 inches. Second tooth measures 2.2 inches, but is a frag so I imagine that it may be much bigger if restored. Th -
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)
