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What is the size on this? This vert is much different  then the ones I have seem come from there. 

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12 minutes ago, Darktooth said:

What is the size on this? This vert is much different  then the ones I have seem come from there. 

@Darktooth I believe it’s dolphin. I’ve found things similar that were identified by Dr Godfrey as dolphin. 

Either an atlas or a cervical vert

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36 minutes ago, Darktooth said:

What is the size on this? This vert is much different  then the ones I have seem come from there. 

Its about 3 inches wide and about 1.75 inches long

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16 hours ago, FossilsAnonymous said:

@Darktooth I believe it’s dolphin. I’ve found things similar that were identified by Dr Godfrey as dolphin. 

Either an atlas or a cervical vert

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The below picture from fossilguy.com shows the difference between a Cetacean axis vertebra and an atlas vertebra.  They can be diagnostic to help determine a family/genus/species.

 

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On 8/12/2019 at 11:54 AM, MarcoSr said:

 

The below picture from fossilguy.com shows the difference between a Cetacean axis vertebra and an atlas vertebra.  They can be diagnostic to help determine a family/genus/species.

 

atlas-axis-fossil-vertebra.thumb.jpg.1998b9cec277a53f49450f3b6abf2a9a.jpg

 

 

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Thank you, I’ll take that into consideration. I have just started to immerse myself in the Calvert sea mammal world and this will be an immense help to me.

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