Whale Exhibit
The main exhibit displays a fossil right whale skull in profile. It was recovered from the marine siltstone member of the Capistrano Formation (3.5 to 5 million years old) in the 1970's right here in Mission Viejo. It is a fossil skull from the family Balaenidea (Bowhead Whales and Right Whales).HM Number | HM1D7X |
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Placed By | City of Mission Viejo Heritage |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 4:37am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 437642 N 3718147 |
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Decimal Degrees | 33.60125000, -117.67211667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 36.075', W 117° 40.327' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 36' 4.50" N, 117° 40' 19.62" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 949, 714 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 24902 Chrisanta Dr, Mission Viejo CA 92691, US |
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