Mediumfossilized bone, fossilized sperm whale ivory
Object number2009.66
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionFive pieces of fossilized whale bone from the South Brunswick River in Brunswick, GA. 1) Miocene fossilized sperm whale tooth
2) Miocene fossilized whale vertebrae
3) Miocene fossilized whale earbone (periotic)
4) Miocene fossilized sperm whale ear bone (periotic)
5) Miocene fossilized whale ear bone (tympanic bulla)ProvenanceA Chet Kirby family from Rt. 2 Box. 622 in Waynesville, GA donated the whale fossils from the South Brunswick River in Brunswick, GA to Kinga Cook.
On View
On view
Pre 3200 B.C.E.
circa 1900
19th Century
