Whale Fossil

Whale Fossil (HM1D7W)

Location: Mission Viejo, CA 92691 Orange County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 36.075', W 117° 40.327'

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Originally dedicated on June 4, 1977 by the Mission Viejo Cultural and Heritage Association.

The Fossil was unearthed in the southern part of the city in 1976, and is a partial skull of a Baleen whale belonging to the Bowhead or right whale family.

Alive over 3.5 to 5 million years ago, this whale would have been over 58 feet long and weighed 50 tons with a skull 9 feet across and 14.5 feet long. This is the only fossil skull of this type on scientifically display in California.
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HM NumberHM1D7W
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Placed ByCity of Mission Viejo Heritage
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Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 437642 N 3718147
Decimal Degrees33.60125000, -117.67211667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 36.075', W 117° 40.327'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 36' 4.50" N, 117° 40' 19.62" W
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Area Code(s)949, 714
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 24902 Chrisanta Dr, Mission Viejo CA 92691, US
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