drobare Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Hello everyone. I am fairly new to the forum and I found this beauty yesterday morning near Chesapeake Beach, MD, south of Annapolis. It was a gorgeous sunny day and I made a last minute decision to go walk the beaches. I found this towards the end of my walk. I was rather excited when I found it as I could tell right away it wasn't stone but some type of fossilized bone. It appears to be almost completely intact with little wear. From the research I've done and comparing to what others have found this appears to be a dolphin periotic bone. I've been to this beach many times and this is the first time I have found something like this (although I have found dolphin teeth rarely). I thought I would let the experts take a look and offer their opinions. Thanks for any assistance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 It's a dolphin inner ear bone, and it's in great shape! "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...
squali Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Good eye. Thanks for posting and welcome to the forum It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Periotic - these are pretty distinctive, and Bobby may be able to give a tighter identification. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolffish Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Nice periotic. Not terribly uncommon on the beaches in Calvert Co, but most are worn a lot more than your specimen. Yours is in very good shape - congrats! Distinctive color is usually what draws me to them - not much else with that color on the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobare Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thank you all for the identification help!.. I have to say it is probably one of my favorite fossils that I have found so far.. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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