Delphinidae sp. (specimens 08-12)

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Specimen Name: Delphinidae sp.
Common Name: Dolphin
Specimen Code: 05MAMM00008-12
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (May 2019)

Locale: Aurora Fossil Park, Aurora, North Carolina, USA
Formation: Yorktown Formation, Chesapeake Group
Geologic Time Period: Miocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Tetrapoda – Amniota – Synapsida – Mammalia – Artiodactyla – Whippomorpha – Cetacea – Odontoceti – Delphinida – Delphinoidea – Delphinidae

Description of Each Specimen:

  • Specimen 08: Pale brown, straight fragment of premaxillary rostrum
  • Specimen 09: Broad, slightly curved, black fragment of premaxillary rostrum
  • Specimen 10: Short, pale fragment of premaxillary rostrum – possibly from towards the tip
  • Specimen 11: Dark grey fragment of premaxillary rostrum with slight curve
  • Specimen 12: Large fragment of premaxillary rostrum, probably from closer to the skull

Measurements of Each Specimen:

  • Specimen 08: 40mm x 8mm x 3mm
  • Specimen 09: 46mm x 13mm x 6mm
  • Specimen 10: 26mm x 9mm x 6mm
  • Specimen 11: 36mm x 11mm x 8mm
  • Specimen 12: 67mm x 19mm x 10mm

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