3.9" Fossil Whale Ear Bone - Miocene

This is a 3.9" fossilized whale inner ear bone (Tympanic Bulla) that is Miocene in age. It was collected in the Southeast United States where they are found associated with Megalodon teeth and other fossil shark teeth. The distal end is missing. The three areas of white shell are the remains of mollusks that anchored to the specimen after fossilization.