Jazfossilator Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Found Myrtle beach South Carolina, thought it was a weird bit of shell, but it’s not. I have little clue about this piece except it looks vaguely reminiscent of inner ear bone examples I’ve seen. Any help appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 yeah, some sort of cetacean ear bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 +1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Neato, thanks guys! 22 minutes ago, jpc said: yeah, some sort of cetacean ear bone. 17 minutes ago, ynot said: +1 16 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Do a Google Image search for "Fossil Tympanic Bulla", and you will see the breadth of variation. A pro like @Boesse can narrow-down an ID as to what cetacean it is from. "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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 + about 7. That's a nice find, an interesting shaped bulla. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Tympanic bulla of a dolphin - from the group Delphinida or Delphinoidea (the group of odontocetes except sperm whales & beaked whales, and certain river dolphins). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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