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BSMStar · 2nd December 2005, 01:43 AM

Rick,

Nice Whale vertebra. I found one in Baja 30 some years ago... It had been around for awhile. It was bleached white and very porous. I was a bit surprised to see how "solid" your specimen looked. I learn more every day! Thanks for the post!

Rick · 2nd December 2005, 02:10 AM

My pleasure !

I happen to live on a salt marsh behind a beach that is famous for whale strandings ; one such event even made Time magazine back in the eighties ; I believe a hundred or more Pilot Whales came ashore at that time . That particular vertebra was from a far older stranding ; I found it while walking the marsh .

That is a small example ; a Spermacetti sized one would make a good stepping stone for a walkway .

The smooth surface is just that , a surface ; underneath it is a honeycomb of pores , and it still stinks a little after more than 30 years .

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2nd December 2005, 01:43 AM	#1
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	Rick, Nice Whale vertebra. I found one in Baja 30 some years ago... It had been around for awhile. It was bleached white and very porous. I was a bit surprised to see how "solid" your specimen looked. I learn more every day! Thanks for the post!

2nd December 2005, 02:10 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,414	My pleasure ! I happen to live on a salt marsh behind a beach that is famous for whale strandings ; one such event even made Time magazine back in the eighties ; I believe a hundred or more Pilot Whales came ashore at that time . That particular vertebra was from a far older stranding ; I found it while walking the marsh . That is a small example ; a Spermacetti sized one would make a good stepping stone for a walkway . The smooth surface is just that , a surface ; underneath it is a honeycomb of pores , and it still stinks a little after more than 30 years .