Uncle Siphuncle Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 A couple weeks ago I collected some Miocene and Pliocene exposures in coastal VA with a buddy who lives out that way. I've attached some images of some of the more interesting pieces. I was told by a local that the big 30 inch bone I dug out of a (privately owned, permission granted) bluff was a section of baleen whale jaw. This is from the Eastover fm. Would any of you guys be willing to take a guess at genus based on size and any features that can be seen in the images? A quarter is shown for scale. The piece weighs 40-45 lbs. The landowner at the same place gave me a block of matrix with 2 articulated whale verts in it. I chiseled and scribed much of the shell hash away, resulting in what is shown in the attached images. Again, based on diagnostic features, size, etc. would anyone care to take a jab at genus? I know next to nothing about whales much less what genera lived in Pliocene seas. The whole mess weighs about 50 lbs. This site also gave up tons of nice Chesapecten shells of various species, some articulated. The final picture is of the whale vert I found at Scientists Cliffs. It is obviously quite a bit smaller than the ones from the Yorktown. The lady that runs the Calvert Cliffs Museum told me it was a cervical vert but didn't mention a genus and I forgot to ask. Again, would anyone care to wager a guess at genus? While I love collecting fossils in Texas, the East Coast experience was quite un-Texas and a welcome change of venue. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 A couple weeks ago I collected some Miocene and Pliocene exposures in coastal VA with a buddy who lives out that way. I've attached some images of some of the more interesting pieces. I was told by a local that the big 30 inch bone I dug out of a (privately owned, permission granted) bluff was a section of baleen whale jaw. This is from the Eastover fm. Would any of you guys be willing to take a guess at genus based on size and any features that can be seen in the images? A quarter is shown for scale. The piece weighs 40-45 lbs.The landowner at the same place gave me a block of matrix with 2 articulated whale verts in it. I chiseled and scribed much of the shell hash away, resulting in what is shown in the attached images. Again, based on diagnostic features, size, etc. would anyone care to take a jab at genus? I know next to nothing about whales much less what genera lived in Pliocene seas. The whole mess weighs about 50 lbs. This site also gave up tons of nice Chesapecten shells of various species, some articulated. The final picture is of the whale vert I found at Scientists Cliffs. It is obviously quite a bit smaller than the ones from the Yorktown. The lady that runs the Calvert Cliffs Museum told me it was a cervical vert but didn't mention a genus and I forgot to ask. Again, would anyone care to wager a guess at genus? While I love collecting fossils in Texas, the East Coast experience was quite un-Texas and a welcome change of venue. very cool pieces!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Great fossils, I love whale fossils but know very little about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Super fossils! Love the verts in the matrix cool!!!! It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain1950 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Dude! You owe me a new keyboard; all the drooling shorted mine out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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