Whale indet - probably Balaenoptera sp.
Complete phalange from the front flipper of a whale. towards one end there is a deep gouge in th bone. This is the result of a bite from the apex predator, 'Megalodon'. These huge extinct sharks fed primarily on cetaceans and Sea Cows. Fantastic example.
Miocene, Bone Valley Phosphates.
Polk County, Florida, USA.
Phalange. 6.8 cm long.