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Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality:
Lee Creek mine near Aurora, North America, United States, North Carolina, Beaufort County
Description:
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
Geologic Age:
Cenozoic - Neogene - Pliocene
Notes:
This fossilized vertebra is from the spine of an elasmobranch fish, which is a shark whose skeleton is made of cartilage. This cylindrical vertebra exhibits growth rings, which indicate the age range of the shark. Shark vertebrae, for example, have concentric and opaque bands like this one. This vertebra has a 2.5cm diameter and a 3.75cm height.