Bulletins of American paleontology . The oldest specimen of fossil be-longing to the whale or cetaceanfamily, belongs to the genus Phy-seter, and is regarded as the P. an-tiqiius, (fig. 34.) It occurs in theeocene of Craven county. Thesize of the teeth pros-e that theybelonged to the largest of the largest tooth measures six inch-es in circumference, and is five anda half inches long, though a por-tion has been broken from the form is quadrangular, and pre-sents a curve in front, but is ratherstraight behind. It shows no con-ical cavity, but is solid ahows a te
Bulletins of American paleontology . The oldest specimen of fossil be-longing to the whale or cetaceanfamily, belongs to the genus Phy-seter, and is regarded as the P. an-tiqiius, (fig. 34.) It occurs in theeocene of Craven county. Thesize of the teeth pros-e that theybelonged to the largest of the largest tooth measures six inch-es in circumference, and is five anda half inches long, though a por-tion has been broken from the form is quadrangular, and pre-sents a curve in front, but is ratherstraight behind. It shows no con-ical cavity, but is solid ahows a tendency to exfoliateconcentrically. Many fragmentsmore or less rolled and otherwisedefaced, have been seen in the mi-ocene beds upon the Tar Kiver.—It is probable they may have beei:removed from a lower to an upperformation. 122 Bulletin 249 north-carolina geological survey. 213 CHAPTER XVI, Iie^oripiioii <A livi-iilian remain? of tiic marl beds of North-Carolina.—Reptilt-; of the ji-een sand i was fortunate in discovering a v
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