Polished Fossil Whale Tooth | Family Physeteridae | South Carolina Phareodus Beautiful and unique copper splash

Beautiful and unique copper splash butterfly art measuring approx

26 craters have been identified

5" length (approx 13cm)

The most famous specimens include those discovered in Yakutia

Polished Fossil Whale Tooth | Family Physeteridae | South Carolina Phareodus Beautiful and unique copper splashFamily Physeteridae Miocene (~2. 6 15 MYO) Hawthorn Formation Tooth approx. size: 3. 25" x 1. 25" This tooth is from a Miocene aged fossil sperm whale. The bodies of physeteroids are robustly proportioned. The lower jaw is always relatively small and thin compared to the upper jaw. Unlike the modern sperm whale which only has functional teeth on the lower jaw, sperm whales of the Miocene had large teeth in both jaws. The moderately curved, conical