RescueMJ Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 East Venice, FL. Pleistocene material. I believe the fossil is a bulla It measures 76 mm x 41 mm at longest points. It is on the red color side. I am attaching a bulla that is black in color for comparison which is a smaller example. Can anyone explain which animal they could have come from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Definitely whale bullas 1 Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I think you are in the right way. I' m not versed in this domain, so wait the experts response. Nice exsamples! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Toothed Whales, Baleen Whale earbones are very different. I believe that these are passed the size of dolphins, but that last may be incorrect. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RescueMJ Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 I found ear bone #3 Saturday. #2 was found within 100 yards. Each box on scale is 5mm. Cool that I can identify it in the field now. Have a great day. -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Hi, @Boesse Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 These are tympanic bullae of baleen whales - all seem to be balaenopterid whales, or rorquals: fin/humpback/minke/blue whales. They're a bit incomplete for a genus level ID. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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