Fossil Manatee Ear Bone - Tympanic Bulla, Pleistocene Florida (EDI-69)

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.

Honest condition notes: this one is a bit rougher and less refined than our other bulla (EDI-68) — priced accordingly. Still a fantastic, affordable piece of Ice Age marine mammal anatomy for the collection or 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 and well-mineralized, rougher surface than EDI-68, no repair or restoration.
• Item #: EDI-69 — 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.