Oligocene Archeo Mysticete Whale ToothThis is one of the coolest fossils I've found in the Edisto river so far. Its an Oligocene Archeo Mysticete Whale Tooth, much larger than the squalodon whales that dominated the time period. It is my understanding that this species was a descendent of the eocene archeocete whale that went extinct in the late oligocene to early miocene.
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Age
| Oligocene Epoch |
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Category
| Marine Mammal |
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Formation
| Ashley Marl |
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Location
| Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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Species
| Unidentified - Whale |
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Length
| 3 1/2 inches |
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Width
| 2 inches |
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Thickness
| 5/8 inches |
| ID | 3681 |
| Member | dw |
| Date Added | 5/28/2010 |
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| its hollow inside - very fragile! |
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