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Sperm Whale Tooth

Nice preservation on this specimen. The enamel is usually always washed away on these teeth.  There is still some enamel visible on the tooth.

Age Pliocene Epoch
Category Marine Mammal
Formation Yorktown Formation
Location Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, USA
Species Unidentified - Whale
Length 3 1/4 inches

ID3307
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Date Added4/5/2009

  

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