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Possible whale vertebra? It's huge!


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Hi everyone

 

I found this huge, possible vertebra today and would really like some help with the ID. I'm thinking it might be a whale. I'm not too sure but I think the area is Miocene but I also see references to Cretaceous. This is from the South Island of New Zealand. It's about 10inches wide (25cm).

 

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Thanks!

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Could you take pics of its sides, please ?

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Thank you, i think you're right with your ID, but wait for more knowleagable's opinion.

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  • Fossildude19 changed the title to Possible whale vertebra? It's huge!

Very cool find! I'd love to one day find a washed up modern whale vert! It would definitely be carried off the beach by me!

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Looks more like a pseudofossil to me.

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Don't know much biology

Don't know much about science books.........

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Does look like a vertebra. But as the others have said, very worn down.

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On ‎13‎/‎01‎/‎2019 at 4:21 PM, The Jersey Devil said:

Looks more like a pseudofossil to me.

 

On ‎13‎/‎01‎/‎2019 at 7:59 AM, mamlambo said:

Hi everyone

 

I found this huge, possible vertebra today and would really like some help with the ID. I'm thinking it might be a whale. I'm not too sure but I think the area is Miocene but I also see references to Cretaceous. This is from the South Island of New Zealand. It's about 10inches wide (25cm).

 

whale1.thumb.jpg.c2a2503d05da08b42d6d202ae725ffa2.jpgwhale2.thumb.jpg.f20a58db77860ab8d911f6b46a974af6.jpg

 

 

Thanks!

That's not cretaceous, and even if it would be a modern whale's bone, i would be so pleased to find one.

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"On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

"We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes."

 

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Excellent bone, I'm guessing this is from Motunau or Glen Afric?

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3 hours ago, Paleoworld-101 said:

Excellent bone, I'm guessing this is from Motunau or Glen Afric?

Close to Glen Afric, about 5 min South :)

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