Atlas VertebraThis cool looking vertebra comes from immediately behind the skull. The occipital lobes of the skull rest on the flattened, wider bone near the sides.
Normally when you find one, there is a skull somewhere nearby.
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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
| Squalodon atlanticus |
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Width
| 5 1/2 inches |
| ID | 2172 |
| Member | dw |
| Date Added | 7/15/2007 |
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