Prehysteric Jaws found in Italian vineyard

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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

[malta blue]

1. That's a fun story. My husband's company distributes this wine.

Thanks for sharing it! :hi:

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2. MY husband must be one of YOUR husband's best customers then!

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
x

[malta blue]

5. LOL

I am my husband's best customer :)

ditto the cork popping...

[Orsino]

3. It's an unassuming little vintage...

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

[kwassa]

4. Prehysteric? Is this before the whale had a fit?

[jobycom]

6. Or maybe the whale still has her ovaries?