mamlambo Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I braved the 30 degree Celsius heat to check out one of my local rivers, the Waipara, last weekend. I've had good luck there before with finding whale vertebrae and was lucky enough to find another one this time which makes 3 from a 1km stretch of river. I also managed to find the usual oyster shells and even a nice bit of petrified wood. Here is a video of the hunt: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamlambo Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Here is a close-up of the whale bone with my digital microscope. @Boesse do you perhaps have any idea on what kind of bone it could be? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Nice video! Just exactly the kind of collecting I love most. Your bone looks to me to be a section of baleen whale jaw. I'm not seeing a vertebra there. Well done! That would've made my day, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Nice finds and video! At least you were by the river in the heat Thats what I was thinking too about the bone @Carl. I initially thought rostrum (upper “jaw”) but maybe mandible or lower jaw. @Boesse will know. Baleen whale skull for reference: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamlambo Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Thanks @Carl and @Doctor Mud yeah, a piece of jaw makes way more sense! The shape isn't good for a vertebrae I need to find where the rest of that skull is hiding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Agreed with these guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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