Whales of Beaumaris Bay

Tooth

Small Killer Sperm Whale tooth

NB* the rugose enamel on the crown tip hints at a completely different diet

Killer Sperm Whale Tooth

Killer Whale Tooth

Beak

Beaked Whale

The oldest evidence of these whales on our continent comes from Beaumaris

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Partial Jaw Bone Baleen Whale

TopLeft:     Intervertebral  disks       Top Right:    Partial Rib Bone

Bottom:         Partial Ear Bones

Ben with Vertebrae

Large Whale Vertebrae recently found 2020 by Ben Francischelli of Museums Victoria

This Whale was of similar size to the modern Blue Whale

 

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