Are there more buried whales in Vermont?

Over twenty specimens of Beluga whales have been discovered in sediments from the Champlain Sea in present day Vermont, New York and Canada. There is every reason to believe that many more specimens lie buried, awaiting discovery!

Click to read about Zadock Thompson, George W. Perkins, or current research on the Charlotte whale.

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