ChM PV6950 - Tupelocetus palmeri premolar

3D Model

ChM PV6950 - Tupelocetus palmeri premolar

An upper premolar (P2) from the holotype specimen of Tupelocetus palmeri. The holotype consists of one partial skull associated with the remains of a new species of fossil whale from the Cross member of the middle Eocene Tupelo Bay Formation. The holotype consists of a partial cranium, complete petrosals and posterior processes of the tymapanics ear bones), the posterior ends of the nasals (nose), and part of the right orbit (eye).

The skull can be viewed here

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2018.1555165