Ancient whale remains found near Santa Cruz
Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 16:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) -- The partial remains of an ancient toothed whale species that roamed the ocean 5 million years ago have been discovered on a California beach. Crews removing a 1,000-pound slab of sandstone off the Santa Cruz County beach Wednesday discovered the remains and called in paleontologists....