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STH Cetacean ear bone- Liolithax kernensis perhaps ??

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When I started going through the package of donated STH fossils we got this week, this little fossil jumped out at me. It is a cetacean ear bone and it looks similar to a photo I saw of an ear bone identified as Liolithax kernensis, a primitive long-snouted delphinoid. I believe it is a fairly common find in STH. I can not be sure with the limited knowledge I have but it did look very similar. The more information I can get, the more information I can pass on to the kids so any opinions are welcome.

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17 minutes ago, Boesse said:

This is a sperm whale, probably Aulophyseter morricei.

Sweet. This helps immensely. Thank you @Boesse

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