Fossil Manatee Ear Bone - Tympanic Bulla, Pleistocene Florida (EDI-68)

Genuine fossil manatee inner ear bone — a tympanic bulla (auditory bulla), personally found by me scuba diving in a Florida river.

The tympanic bulla is one of the densest bones in a manatee's body — it housed the animal's hearing apparatus, and its extreme density is exactly why it survives fossilization so beautifully while lighter bones crumble. Holding one, you can feel how solid it is.

This is a fantastic conversation piece: most people have never seen — let alone held — an Ice Age sea cow's ear bone. A must for the marine mammal collector or the curio cabinet.

Specimen details

• Specimen: Tympanic bulla (inner ear bone)
• Species: Trichechus sp. (manatee)
• Locality: Florida river — recovered scuba diving
• Age: Pleistocene (Ice Age)
• Condition: As pictured — solid, well-mineralized, no repair or restoration.
• Item #: EDI-68 — you receive the exact specimen pictured

100% authentic, legally collected, and personally found by me. Ships carefully packaged with a certificate of authenticity.

Every fossil is sold as-found and completely natural unless the listing says otherwise. Any repair, restoration, or stabilization is always disclosed here and reflected in the price.