The Charlotte Whale
N 44° 17.031 W 073° 15.597
18T E 638840 N 4904872
In 1849 and 11,000 year old fossil was found here that is now displayed at the Geology Museum at UVM.
Waymark Code: WM2JQT
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2007
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In 1849 an 11,000 year old Beluga Whale was found north of this site in what had been the Champlain Sea. Resident J.G. Thorp collected the bones, and naturalist Zadock Thompson assembled the skeleton now displayed in the Perkins Museum of Geology at UVM.
Marker Name: The Charlotte Whale
Location: Charlotte
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