End-grain of a fossilized whale vertebra
This is looking close at the end-grain of a fossilized whale vertebra found locally - at least it's some kind of marine mammal. I believe this photo shows the matrix of the bone, transformed into tiny geodes. This whole scene is less than one inch across. I have a shot of the whole bone in my [Next] photo. As I recall, I collected this fossil a couple of decades ago near Point Conception in Santa Barbara County - but it's been a few years! It's probably of Miocene age. This is my photo for the Macro Mondays group, with the theme of "Member's Choice: Abstract Macro". HMM! (San Marcos Pass, 24 August 2017)
End-grain of a fossilized whale vertebra
This is looking close at the end-grain of a fossilized whale vertebra found locally - at least it's some kind of marine mammal. I believe this photo shows the matrix of the bone, transformed into tiny geodes. This whole scene is less than one inch across. I have a shot of the whole bone in my [Next] photo. As I recall, I collected this fossil a couple of decades ago near Point Conception in Santa Barbara County - but it's been a few years! It's probably of Miocene age. This is my photo for the Macro Mondays group, with the theme of "Member's Choice: Abstract Macro". HMM! (San Marcos Pass, 24 August 2017)