Vertebrae, Whale
Description
A dark grey fossilized whale vertebrae. It is the centrum from a lumbar vertebra from the lower back of a small to medium sized adult baleen whale. The vertebra has been bored by small pholad shellfish after the whale died. Erosion has resulted in a smooth surface.
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This
fossilized
vertebrae
was
found
in
an
eroding
cliff.
It
was
used
for
many
years
as
a
door
stop
before
being
donated
to
Taranaki
Museum.
Accession number
TM2002.100
Collection type
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