Gareth_ Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) I have acquired some whale fossils and the best ID offered by the seller was "whale". Is it possible to get an ID to a genus level on fossils like these? I have a couple more bulla and one more tooth but for now, to keep things simple I'll post pics of one of each. I don't have find location info, definitely from the USA and filling in the blanks from the seller, I'd say it's likely they were found on the lower east coast somewhere. Edited November 9, 2023 by Gareth_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 @Boesse @Al Dente @MarcoSr @sixgill pete Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 The first one is a Bulla. I do not know if it is a whale or dolphin. Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Gareth_ said: Is it possible to get an ID to a genus level on fossils like these? It looks like it belongs to a baleen whale. These can be identified further but yours is pretty beat up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_ Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 @trilobites_are_awesome @Al Dente Thank you both! That pic is helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Your whale tooth is Scaldicetus .sp . If you search TFF and/or the Internet, you will see lots of examples. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Gareth_ said: @trilobites_are_awesome @Al Dente Thank you both! That pic is helpful You are welcome happy to help! Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 First one is from a balaenopterid whale (rorqual). Second one is a "Scaldicetus" grade enamel-capped sperm whale tooth. "Scaldicetus" is not a real genus and teeth from at least a half dozen different genera have teeth that are indistinguishable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_ Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 @Shellseeker Thank you! Great pics too. Sorry about the delay.... I haven't been on the forum much lately but when I have been, there was no notification someone replied on my thread @Boesse Thank you! That's the nature of fossils.... so much information has been lost to time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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