Thunnus sp., Tuna vertebrae
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Description:
Three articulated partial vertebral columns along with two fragmental vertebra associated with tuna remains.
- Site: SC; Charleston Co.; Cooper River
- Site Number: NH21N
- Era: Cenozoic
- Period: Paleogene
- Epoch: Oligocene
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Actinopterygii
- Order: Perciformes
- Family: Scombridae
- Genus: Thunnus
- Formation: Ashley/ Chandler Bridge
- Collection: Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
- Object Name: Ray-Finned Fish
- Object Id: PV7496
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