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Articulating Surface Of Marine Mammal (Cetacean) Vertebra |
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| Uncommonly found in local sheltered waters, these flat disk like objects range in size from about 25 mm. to as large as the illustrated specimen which is probably from a porpoise. They ultimately fuse with the body of the vertebral bone, but in young animals come free quite easily following their death/decomposition. | |
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Big Talbot Island State Park, Duval County, Florida 5/7/2004 (about 75 mm.) |
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