Large Fossil Vertebra With Gorgon

Large fossil vertebra of a large marine mammal, of a genus now extinct, affiliated with a whale.
A current gorgonian took this fossil vertebra as a substrate to develop. During storms, the fossils found on the sandy substrate off the coast of Carolina (United States), or a few centimeters under the sand, are rocked by the currents until they run aground on the foreshore.

Geological period: Mio-Pliocene (- 5 to -2.5 million years approximately).

. Dimensions (excluding gorgonian): Height: approximately 11.5 cm / Width between the two apophyses: 17 cm / Diameter of the vertebral disc (central): 10 cm.
. Length of the gorgonian: approximately 15 cm.
. Weight: 1.7 kg Origin: South Carolina (USA)

Beautiful paleontological collector's item. Filled with marine sediments.

These fossil remains belong to an extinct species, it is not subject to any protection status, the sale is then authorized. This detailed description on invoice will be provided on request.