Hunting for Fossil Whales in the Clifts of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

[Oxytropidoceras]

This Cliff Face Is Packed With Fossilized Whale Remains

Devon Bidal, (Hakai Magazine) Smithsonian Magazine, February 18, 2022

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

[Shellseeker]

Thank you,  Paul appreciate your contributions, and enjoyed reading this one.  Wish they had more photos of the sites and the finds...

I have become spoiled by some of @Boesse  contributions on whale digs.

[Top Trilo]

@Boesse was mentioned in the article though.

 

Quote from the article,

"This combination of diversification and tough-to-find fossils, says Robert Boessenecker, a whale paleontologist at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, “is what makes the Oligocene so snarge interesting.”

[Boesse]

A bit frustrated about that article actually, much of the meat in there came from a three hour interview and all they gave me was that one crappy quote. What's worse is that it was supposed to be focused on a student's research and they made more of the focus on someone at a prominent institution who doesn't need the free exposure...