Whale and Porpoise Fossils Collected in Aurora, North Carolina, USA
Specimens Found in Lee Creek Formation

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Whale and Porpoise Teeth and Vertebrae
Fossil Images
Sperm Whale Tooth
Squalodon atlanticus		 Beautiful specimen still has ridges in the roots. The best find of the year! Beautiful specimen still has ridges in the roots. The best find of the year!
Porpoise Teeth These three teeth were found so close together they must have belonged to the same animal. These three teeth were found so close together they must have belonged to the same animal.
Section of Porpoise Jaw
Lumbar Vertebra
(6.5 cm height, 4.6 cm diameter)
Lumbar Vertebra
(4.0 cm height, 3.2 cm diameter)
Vertebra showing
porous structure of the bone
and openings for blood vessels
Vertebra with damage
from predator teeth
Cervical Vertebra
(2.1 cm height, 4.2 cm diameter)

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