Sperm whale fossils in Irvine, CA
6/23/2016
During the Miocene era, much of Orange County was underwater. Now, a rare sperm whale fossil was found during a landfill expansion project.
6/22/2016
Paleontologists made a rare and important discovery at the Bowerman Landfill in Irvine. They found well-preserved fossils of a large sperm whale 10 ...
Paleontologists made a rare and important discovery at the Bowerman Landfill in Irvine. They found well-preserved fossils of a large sperm whale 10 ...
6/21/2016
More than 1,200 feet up on a hillside in Irvine probably isn't the first place you'd expect to find the final resting place of a 40-foot sperm whale, but that's ...
A few of the sperm whale fossils found at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill in Irvine. MARK RIGHTMIRE, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. By AARON ...