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Hi,

im new to fossil collections and I have a hard time make the difference between whale bone and dugong bone.

can someone help me identify these 3 bones?

thank you!!

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43 minutes ago, Emilieluna said:

I have a hard time make the difference between whale bone and dugong bone.


Dugong bone is dense while whale bone is porous. Your pieces look like dugong.

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Thank you for your help.

i was pretty sure the 2 on the ends were dugong but wasn’t so sure about the one in the middle that is more flat

thanks again!

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