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How a 23-million-year-old whale fossil was rescued from Ocean Grove beach

A team of 20 scientists extracted a nearly one-tonne fossil block with one of Australia's most complete whale skeletons, to be studied for up to three years.

Nature had already reclaimed the fossil site once, burying it beneath layers of sand. If the crew failed this time, they would have to wait another year to try again.

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How a 23-million-year-old whale fossil was rescued from Ocean Grove beach

Nature had already reclaimed the fossil site once, burying it beneath layers of sand. If the crew failed this time, they would have to wait another year to try again.

·Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
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