Allodesmus Tooth Ex Bob Ernst Collection

A beautifully preserved Allodesmus tooth, carefully repaired. This exceptional specimen, found in Bakersfield, California, features traces of manganese, a characteristic often seen in fossils from this location. It comes from the esteemed Bob Ernst collection.

Allodesmus was a pinniped genus that existed during the middle to late Miocene in both California and Japan, belonging to the extinct Desmatophocidae family of pinnipeds.

Bakersfield, CA

4.75"