[Rockhounds] Fossil Whale Carted Away in Broad Daylight in New Zealand

[Paul]

Group Spotted Taking 23-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossil in New Zealand
by Jess Thompson, Newsweek, October 26, 2022
https://www.newsweek.com/wahle-bone-fossils-removed-beach-angered-locals-1754812

Fury as 23-million-year-old whale fossil 'stolen' from West Coast river
by Sinead Gill, Stuff (New Zealand), October 25, 2022
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/130270389/fury-as-23millionyearold-whale-fossil-stolen-from-west-coast-river

Theft of 23 million-year-old fossil under investigation
by Brendon McMahon, RNZCom (New Zealand), October 26, 2022
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/477419/theft-of-23-million-year-old-fossil-under-investigation

In New Zealand, a 23-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is Carried Away
by Parties Unknown. The whale fossil, a cherished local attraction,
was taken from a riverbank in broad daylight by two men with a
rock saw and chisel, residents say.
by Natasha Frost, New York Times, October 26, 2022
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/26/world/australia/new-zealand-whale-fossil.html

Yours,

Paul H.