Prehysteric Jaws found in Italian vineyard

emad

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Fri Mar-23-07 08:45 AM
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Prehysteric Jaws found in Italian vineyard

Whale fossil is found in vineyard
By Christian Fraser
BBC News, Rome

The biggest whale fossil ever discovered in Italy has been found in one of the country's finest vineyards.

The five-million-year-old skeleton, 33ft (10m) in length, was dug up in the northern grape-growing area of Tuscany.

The vineyards of Castello Banfi, where the bones were uncovered, produce the famed Brunello de Montalcino wine, one of Italy's most prized.

The whale remains were discovered by a fossil hunter who was given special permission to poke around the vines.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6482859.stm

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malta blue

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Fri Mar-23-07 08:47 AM
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1. That's a fun story. My husband's company distributes this wine.

Thanks for sharing it! :hi:

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emad

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Fri Mar-23-07 08:51 AM
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2. MY husband must be one of YOUR husband's best customers then!

Edited on Fri Mar-23-07 08:52 AM by emad

Hope the rumor that whale calcium in sufficient quantities is a sure-bet cure for old-age osteoporosis is now vindicated...
(sound of hiccups and another cork popping in the background...)
emad
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malta blue

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Fri Mar-23-07 09:28 AM
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5. LOL

I am my husband's best customer :)

ditto the cork popping...

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Orsino

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Fri Mar-23-07 08:53 AM
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3. It's an unassuming little vintage...

...with just a hint of dead whale that never overwhelms the fruity overtones.

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kwassa

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Fri Mar-23-07 09:18 AM
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4. Prehysteric? Is this before the whale had a fit?

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jobycom

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Fri Mar-23-07 09:37 AM
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6. Or maybe the whale still has her ovaries?

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