Whale Bone Fossil,Found inland VA. CHESAPECTEN JEFFERSONIUS YORKTOWN FOSSIL BED

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Whale Bone Fossil,Found inland VA. 2 Million years old..
Chesapecten/Jeffersonius/Yorktown, Geological Fossil Bed.This fossilized bone was found in deep the swamps of Southampton County VA, All our Fossils and Artifacts found on family Expeditions Kayaking Canoeing Camping Metal Detecting NON Commercial no Dredging NO Reproductions 100 Percent Real.Thanks for looking!
Fossils are the remains and traces of ancient organisms. A fossil (latin for "obtained by digging") is the preserved remains or traces of organisms (plants, animals, etc) that lived in the distant past. The convention is that a fossil must predate recorded human history. While there is no defined date, typically something must be older than 10,000 years to be considered a fossil.
The oldest fossils in the fossil record date from 3.5 billion years ago, however it wasn't until around 600 million years ago that complex, multi-cellular life began was first preserved in the fossil record.
There are two main types of fossils; body and trace. Body fossils include the remains of organisms that were once living (bones, shells, teeth, eggs, etc), while trace fossils are the signs that organisms were once present (footprints, tracks, burrow, coprolites). Trace fossils represent a data source that reflects animal behaviors, and they do not require the preservation of hard body parts. Many traces date from significantly earlier than the body fossils of the animals suspected to have made them.
Fossilization of an organism requires a unique set of circumstances so that it doesn’t just decay without a trace. These conditions include:
1. Rapid and permanent burial/entombment
2. Lack of oxygen that limits decay and scavenging.
3. Continued sediment accumulation
4. The absence of heat or compression which might destroy the fossil
Fossils are most often preserved within sediments that were deposited in water, such as wetlands, river basins, or the ocean.
If you like what you see check out our other items for sale! Everything we have found has been on family expeditions kayaking, hiking camping and metal detecting nothing Commercial here! All our finds are found by sight, metal detectors and, homemade sifters.No alterations or bleach cleaning done to our items. How you see it is the way it was when it was found other than being cleaned with appropriate tools and water. NOTE: The 3d printed Geode stand seen in pictures is for displaying items only Not For Sale unless specified in the description. Thanks for looking!