Shellseeker Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Found in the same sieve/hole. Not sure they are same or similar mammal. Larger is 3.1 inches at base, 2 inches high, 2.25 inches wide. Smaller is 2x2x.5. I always think these are porpoise but the larger one is larger than I have found previously. SS The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Same spot -- another vert. This one is 4.5x3x2 inches. Makes me wonder about upper end on size of a porpoise vert. I am looking for the skull!!! -- that would be telling. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 It's a cervical vertebra, and (IMO) too large for a porpoise. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Thanks Auspex -- Could it be Dudong? http://www.paleodisc...ateeDugong.html. Anyone familiar enough with Dudong verts to ID one? Photo from above webpage: Dugong vertebra 4" Miocene Epoch Peace River, Hardee County, Fla. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Personally, I think it's 'whaley', but you ought to contact Boesse for his expert opinion. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Hey there, these are all cetacean vertebrae - but they are too small to be unambiguously identified as toothed whales, and too large to just be identified as baleen whale. Sirenian vertebrae typically have a heart-shaped centrum and are not composed of porous bone like that. Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hey there, these are all cetacean vertebrae - but they are too small to be unambiguously identified as toothed whales, and too large to just be identified as baleen whale. Sirenian vertebrae typically have a heart-shaped centrum and are not composed of porous bone like that. Bobby Thanks Bobby, Whale verts are not THAT common in my searches, so finding 3 is enticing. I will go back this week and maybe find some more verts which, if larger, could make a difference. Also I have only ever found one whale tooth (below). It would be real nice to find another. I can only hope!!! The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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