Family PHYSETERIDAE (sperm whales)
Kogiopsis floridanus
Earliest Pliocene
Polk County, Florida
Note the growth rings exposed along the length of the tooth.
These rings become prominent as layers of cementum and
dentin are broken away - delaminated from the tooth core.
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