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The most conspicuous fossils are the skeletons and bones of whales and sea cows, and over several hundred fossils of these have been documented. [9] Wādī al-Ḥītān (Whale Valley) is unusual in having such a large concentration of fossil whales (1500 marine vertebrate fossil skeletons) in a relatively small area.
This 1922 postcard shows Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in its home at that time on Colman Dock.Today, this site is part of Pier 50, the Washington State Ferry Terminal. The postcard shows a variety of artifacts on display in front of the shop, including whale jaw-bones ("1 ton each, 22½ feet, largest in U.S."), a giant clam shell ("weighs 161 pounds, from Equator"), a hat worn by Chief Seattle, and ...
Whale bone was ideally suited for the task, as it is easy to work and was plentiful. The widespread carving of scrimshaw was enabled when the 1815 publication of the journal of U.S. Navy Captain David Porter disclosed both the market and the source of the whale teeth, causing a surplus of whale teeth that greatly diminished their value and made ...
Engraved on the tooth is a picture of the ship Francis, which artist Fred Myrick served on during the early 1800s. Now, sperm whales are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. So, in ...
Cabin Bamsebu surrounded by whale bones. Ingebrigtsenbukta is a bay at the south shore of Van Keulenfjorden inside Sør-Spitsbergen National Park. The bay is approximately 3 km wide, running from Kapp Toscana in the west to Ålesundneset in the east. The bay was named after Norwegian whaler Morten Andreas Ingebrigtsen. [1]
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Blue whale bones are extremely oily, and while the skeleton was being prepared, the oil caused the bones to turn yellow and smell unpleasant. To account for this, the bones were soaked in a biodegradable leather-curing solution. [6] Nevertheless, the skeleton has continued leaking oil, even years after the whale's death. [8]
2. Push Cart Pete. Could be worth: $9,200 This creepy dude from the '30s is actually one of the rarest toys you can find, and one of the first products from the then-new company Fisher Price.