Two attached fossilized whale vertebrae with a quarter for scale.
A top view of the two vertebrae showing the sliver of lighter colored stone, which used to be cartilage, separating the two fossilized bones.
A fragment of bone with penny for scale.
A close up showing the chambered, crystalized pattern characteristic of fossilized bone.
A fossilized wad of bone that looks to be a smaller vertebrae when examined closely.
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how old are these bones ?
So far as I’ve read they may be somewhere around 12 to 20 million years old.
I have it allover my Painted Cave property!
Thanks for the comment. Funny you should mention that. I’ve found it in the creek up there.