That is so cool! Luckily, when they cut the limestone, they made a nearly perfect cross section of the whale. Scientists are looking over the quarry now, to see if there are any other fossils there. I wonder what museum will get the fossil?
Whale Fossil Found in Kitchen Counter
That is so cool! Luckily, when they cut the limestone, they made a nearly perfect cross section of the whale. Scientists are looking over the quarry now, to see if there are any other fossils there. I wonder what museum will get the fossil?
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I want a whale fossil countertop!
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Me too! That would be so neat! ETA: Definitely an ice breaker.Originally posted by WhyNot
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Was it a fairly small whale, or was that just a fin?
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I think it was the whole whale, or that is the impression the article gives. ETA: I am not having luck getting the video to play, has anyone else been able to see it?
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The impression I got was that they'd just cut up a huge block into manageable slabs - much bigger than countertop slabs.
The pictures show the entire whale within the slab. The skull is especially striking.
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Several of the department stores in Tokyo have visible fossils in their marble walls.
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Yeah, there are a lot of buildings in Texas made with limestone that has visible fossils. Usually, it's only leaves and shells and such. Be cool to have a whale.
The panther is like the leopard, except it hasn't been peppered.
If you see a panther crouch, prepare to say "ouch!".
Better yet, if called by a panther, don't anther.
- Ogden Nash
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That's so cool that it is from Egypt! A lot of the marble there had fossils in it - I though it was strange at first, but it was really fun to walk around hotel grounds in Sharm El Sheikh staring at all the critter fossils on the surface of the floor. The vestibule of our first apartment had fossils all over the wall, too. (Not a bad way to keep a 5-year-old boy entertained for a while.)
And yes, our kitchen counter did have fossils in it.
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