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Whale Otolith, bone, or rock?


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Hi guys!

 

This was found off the coast of North Carolina by a scuba diver, My first thought was huge weathered otolith but I'm not sure and would like a second opinion if it might be another bone or a rock. It's a little over 5 inches.

 

Thanks!

 

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Sorry, but I’ve never seen an otolith this size! An otolith is flat, your stone is in volume. If you’re talking about a bone in a whale’s ear, I don’t think that’s it, your object is not "round" and hollow enough : https://www.anticstore.com/os-d-oreille-interne-baleine-79879P
 
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7 minutes ago, Rockwood said:

Remember I can go crazy some times, but I see a cranial endocast. 

It is roughly symmetrical, I also just googled whale brain and they are that elongated shape but I'm not sure it's big enough unless it's from a baby.

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1 hour ago, Rockwood said:

Remnant of bone ?

Looks more like remnant calcite, to me. 

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