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Ian · Yesterday, 10:39 PM

ww, I suspect from the cross-section shown that this is an unusually long baculum or penile bone. The groove would have been where the urethra ran the length of the penis. The longest examples are reported to occur in walruses (up to 64 cm). The length and straightness of this one may explain why it has been preserved in this form.

Yesterday, 10:39 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,497	ww, I suspect from the cross-section shown that this is an unusually long baculum or penile bone. The groove would have been where the urethra ran the length of the penis. The longest examples are reported to occur in walruses (up to 64 cm). The length and straightness of this one may explain why it has been preserved in this form. Last edited by Ian; Yesterday at 10:49 PM.