Ancient whale skeleton found in Thailand holds clues to climate change

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A whale skeleton thought to be up to 5,000 years old has been discovered, almost perfectly preserved, by researchers in Thailand.

The skeleton, believed to be a Bryde’s whale, was found in Samut Sakhon, west of Bangkok. Researchers have excavated 80% of the remains and have so far identified 19 complete vertebrae, five ribs, a shoulder blade and fins. The skeleton measures 12 metres (39ft), with a skull that is 3 metres long.

Marcus Chua, of the National University of Singapore, said the discovery adds to evidence of “relatively large sea level changes around 6,000 years to 3,000 years ago in the Gulf of Thailand, where the shoreline was up to tens of kilometres inland of the present coast”.  Such evidence is highly relevant, given that the climate crisis is contributing to rising sea levels.

S: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/27/ancient-40ft-long-whale-skeleton-discovered-in-thailand

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Serve it ancient underwater style 

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every time i see a discovery of bones from ages back i wonder if one of us is gonna be excavated thousands (or millions) of years from now, after the downfall of humanity and the crumbling of our many societies, by a new society, or a new octopus people, lookin at our bones and taking pics next to us  

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i read 'alien whale skeleton'