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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
View of damaged surface see 1st picture for information-
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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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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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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. Third tooth measures 3.75 inches.- 2 replies
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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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