Skeleton of 3,000-year-old whale found west of Bangkok

[snoop1130]

Skeleton of 3,000-year-old whale found west of Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-Archa (in black cap) is updated on progress at the site of the whale skeleton excavation.

 

The skeleton of a whale thought to have swum the seas more than 3,000 years ago has been discovered in Samut Sakhon, just west of Bangkok. Varawut Silpa-archa, Natural Resources and Environment minister, has visited the site of the discovery in Amphaeng, Ban Phaeo district, where the whale bones were excavated on November 6.

 

Archaeologists say the partially fossilised remains are 3,000-5,000 years old and resemble the Bryde’s whale, which still swims in Thai seas. The bones will now be carbon-dated to find their precise age.

 

The skeleton stretches about 12 metres, with a skull that measures 3 metres, 19 complete vertebrae, five ribs each, a shoulder blade, and left fins. Archaeologists estimate another 20 per cent of the skeleton is still to be excavated.

 

The remains were found about 12 kilometres inland from the current coastline, providing important evidence of how sea levels have changed over thousands of years. The bones will also aid research on the evolution of whales and the biodiversity of marine life from ancient to modern times.

 

Nowadays, the upper Gulf of Thailand of Samut Sakhon’s coast is home to about 50 Bryde's whales, along with Irrawaddy dolphins, Humpback dolphins, albino dolphins and the finless porpoise.

 

“The seas around Thailand have been abundant with life for thousands of years, as shown by fossils,” said Varawut.

 

He added that it was the duty of the current generation of Thais to preserve the ancient balance and sustainability of this richly fertile marine environment, he added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30398565?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

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[Dumbastheycome]

Interesting  enough  to add some knowledge about the overall geology if to be made public. Not easy to find any detailed information about this part of Asia.

[onebir]

The answer to TAT's high-flying prayers?

[wombat]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The remains were found about 12 kilometres inland from the current coastline, providing important evidence of how sea levels have changed over thousands of years.

food for Greta that one is.

[khunPer]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The remains were found about 12 kilometres inland from the current coastline, providing important evidence of how sea levels have changed over thousands of years.

Past global warming...????

[Cake Monster]

Are they sure its a Whale ?

After all, they could not make the call on Ketamine.

[rickudon]

Rather than changes in sea level, more likely due to siltation from the rivers in the region filling in the area around Bangkok.

[lonewolf99]

If this whale was swimming so far "inland" then it proves that the seas have fallen. 

All this complete rubbish about rising seas spouted by people who could not point to the Pacific Ocean when shown a map of the world. Let alone the Bay of Siam.

 

I always tell everyone about Mr Celcius the Swedish guy who chipped a mark on a cliff to measure the highest tide height in the 1730's. He used a boat to get there. Today you have to walk across a farmers field of grass and take a 12 foot ladder to sea the mark. Why?  Because since the ice age all of Northern Europe is rising after 2 to 4 miles depth of solid ice melted. Southern Europe is falling by the same amount and being crushed northward by Africa heading North. Hence earthquakes in Italy, Greece and Turkey. Real facts.

Utter nonsense pumped out by climate idiots is now the new norm.

 

However, who knows if the locals living in the area 3,000 years ago dragged a dead whale up from the beach and had a massive Barbeque.....

[sharksy]

I found the ^ facinating, but have unable to find anything on the internet about Mr Celsius and tide measurements.  Do you have a link?

[metisdead]

Some troll posts have been removed. 

[ravip]

Seems the oceans and continents are shifting even now!

Some of the biggest catfish and sea snakes to ever exist lived in what is today the Sahara desert, according to a new paper that contains the first reconstructions of extinct aquatic species from the ancient Trans-Saharan Seaway. Article

..and of course the Continental drift

[from the home of CC]

found to be on expired retirement visa extension, helluva overstay fine coming..

[overherebc]

15 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

found to be on expired retirement visa extension, helluva overstay fine coming..

The fine is only twenty sick squid.

 

[Justgrazing]

On 11/25/2020 at 1:38 PM, snoop1130 said:

 

 

Dig the medieval serf hairstyle of the dude on the left .. 

[Prairieboy]

On 11/25/2020 at 8:38 PM, snoop1130 said:

Skeleton of 3,000-year-old whale found west of Bangkok

Perhaps, to clarify, the headline should read "3000-year-old skeleton of a whale found west of Bangkok"   I strongly disbelieve a whale lived for 3000 years.  Methuselah only lived for 969 years.

[rickudon]

For all those who believe sea levels have changed, They have not changed significantly in the last 6,000 years - what has changed is tectonic/isostatic movements of the land. Yes, Sweden is rising - by about one centimetre a year.

 

Other differences are sedimentation - places like Harlech castle - it was originally on the shore, now about 2 miles away! The area in front silted up over the centuries. The Chao Phraya river has been dumping silt into the Gulf of Thailand for millennia - at one time Bangkok would have been sea. 

 

Yes, the Sahara was much wetter in the past, There is actually a relic population of crocodiles in one place. North Africa used to be savanah, with rivers, lakes, ostriches and mesolithic flints (I know from working as a  Geologist in that area).

[klauskunkel]

Modernize the Dinosaurs. Ancient Whale for PM!