Toothed Whale
name: label: Discipline
content: Paleobiology
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: Cenozoic - Neogene - Miocene
label: Notes
content: This fossilized cervical vertebra is from the spine of an aquatic porpoise-like toothed whale. Porpoise vertebrae are fused together limiting their neck movement as compared to dolphins whose vertebrae are jointed. This vertebra is 3cm thick and measures 7.75cm x 6cm.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Apr 2020
label: Stratigraphy
content: Calvert
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Odontoceti
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO50639
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Odontoceti