Fossil whale bone
Fossil
Also called Whale ear bone and Whale vertebra
About it
Vertebrae, ribs, and dense, shell-shaped ear bones (bullae), the ear bones being the commonest find. Miocene and Pliocene beds of Maryland, the Carolinas, Florida, California, and Belgium yield them.
- Type
- Fossil (vertebrate)
- Group
- Whale (mammal)
- Colours
- brown, black, grey, tan
- Transparency
- opaque
- Periods
- Paleogene, Neogene
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.