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Father-in-law recently gave me this fossil he found when he was a kid near the Calvert cliffs formation in MD. He said at one point he was told it was a whale or dolphin vertebra fossil, any more information on it would be greatly appreciated if anyone on here has any. Thanks!

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Hi found this vertabra on a beach near Los Angeles. Even though it is not a fossil I was wondering if anyone can ID it for me, I was thinking dolphin or porpoise but I’m not 100% sure. Thanks

Found at Holden Beach. Hoping it was a very with coral! Help appreciated!

I've found this vertebra in a Middle Triassic marine formation in the middle east. it's 29mm long. a friend of mine suggested that it's a reptilian vertebra but I want to know more. I'll appreciate any help you can offer.

Hi all! Went on another expedition to flag ponds in Calvert MD the other day, had probably one of my best hunts so far in the formation. in total I found 112 teeth, 51 shark, 59 ray, 2 bony fish. I yelled in excitement when I found this one in the shell bed, blending into the grays. There's only two things this tooth could belong to and one of them is a shark I have been hunting for years. I am leaning towards Meg in my ID, as the break line seems to go across the middle where the chevron would be, in addition to the profile of the tooth is girthier than the hastalis I have found. Just to make sure i am not falling for seeing what I want to see. I have shown it here. fragment measures about 1 inch on the diagonal. here is a Burrfish puffer fossil i found in the sifter. for the bones I have a couple more that I am unsure of the ID. this one might be a turtle shell or a reptile bone of some sort? it cant be a cookie I dont think because the ridges are not as pronounced. this bone is odd, because it look slike it has a flat surface on both sides. which makes me wonder what part of the cetacean this migh tbelong to. also, there is a scratch on the sidethat might be a possible predation mark? this one is a carcharhinus tooth I found that seems to have a pathology. the tip is bent outward and up. possibly some other species? this looks to me to be the process of a fish vertebra. I am not sure what this is, but my gut tells me its a fish fossil, these bones both have a similar look/ profile which tells me its a common type of fragment. any ideas? bird bone? it doesnt look to be bog iron, and its shape rules out fish or mammal fish vertebra? anyway, your expertise as always is appreciated! let me know if theres any details about these I missed.

I was on the Peace River this past weekend, the weather was amazing for the middle of December. The water was a bit cool, but wasn’t really a bother with the sun and outside temp. I found about 5 “nice” Meg frags, heartbreaking they weren’t whole. I also pulled out this vert that I’m guessing is whale? Any help confirming is appreciated. Rick

I'm looking to clean 2 whale verts i found long ago. I am experienced with prepping mammoth and rhino teeth but not whale. Can anybody help me?

After cleaning these 2 big bois, which are whale fossils. But maybe it's possible some people know what kind they are. If not, can you refer me to someone? Thanks in advance! The biggest is about 18CM in heigth

Picked up this vert cheap today. The guy said he thought it was a dinosaur vertebra. He bought it a long time ago and list all the day on it. He remembers it coming from the USA and that's about all he remembers. It is 4 inches by 3 inches wide and very heavy for it's size. Any ideas?