Maiacetus Transitional Whale Fossil

This image is of a Maiacetus inuus transitional whale fossil cast on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (August 2017). It dates to the Eocene Epoch (about 48 million years ago), Paleogene Period. The fossil was found at Habib Rahi Formation, Kunvit, Balochistan Province, Pakistan.

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.

Learn more at their blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/

Cynthiacetus Whale Fossil

This image is of a Cynthiacetus maxwelli whale fossil on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (August 2017). It dates to the Eocene Epoch (about 38-34 million years ago), Paleogene Period. The fossil is a composite of material found at various sites: Harleyville, South Carolina USA, Hinds County Mississippi USA, and Paracas Bay, Peru (Cynthiacetus peruvianus).

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.

Learn more at their blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/

Atocetus Dolphin Fin Fossil

This image is of a Atocetus fuchsii dolphin fin fossil model on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (August 2017). It dates to the Miocene Epoch (about 12 million years ago), Neogene Period. The fossil was found in the Sarmatian Marl, Chinteni Village, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.

Learn more at their blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/