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Find Along Chilean Highway Suggests Ancient Mass Stranding of Whales

Posted by samzenpus on from the look-at-the-bones dept.

sciencehabit writes "In 2010, workers widening a remote stretch of highway near the northwestern coast of Chile uncovered a trove of fossils, including the skeletons of at least 30 large baleen whales. The fossils—which may be up to 9 million years old—are the first definitive examples of ancient mass strandings of whales, according to a new study. The work also fingers a possible culprit."

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  1. Re:Let me guess... by Mashiki · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sorry you don't get moderated funny for that anymore. It's heresy against doctrine. It's the rack for you, now repent your sins in the name of AGW!

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    Om, nomnomnom...
  2. Re:I call bullshit by AudioEfex · · Score: 1, Troll

    Agreed. This cannot be true. Before humans came and fucked up the world nothing bad ever happened in nature, everything was in perfect alignment and all species thrived and there were no extreme weather cycles. The only way this could be true is if time travel to the past eventually got discovered in the future and we went back with all our evil human things and did this.

    I think they should get out some metal detectors and start searching for DeLoreans.