Bone - Baleen Whale

This artifact consists of one vertebra from the primitive Baleen whale.  It was collected from the Vaqueros-Sespe formations in Orange County.  The same geologic formation is exposed in the Sierra del Oro and West Corona area.  These rocks were deposited alone a shoreline that, according to some time theories, date back 22+ million years
Abstract/Description: This artifact consists of one vertebra from the primitive Baleen whale. It was collected from the Vaqueros-Sespe formations in Orange County. The same geologic formation is exposed in the Sierra del Oro and West Corona area. These rocks were deposited alone a shoreline that, according to some time theories, date back 22+ million years