科学家们在风暴摧毁前，从澳大利亚海洋格罗夫海滩救出了一块已有2300万年历史的鲸鱼化石。 Scientists rescued a 23-million-year-old whale fossil from Australia’s Ocean Grove beach before storms destroyed it.

科学家从澳大利亚维多利亚州的海洋格罗夫海滩 拯救了一个2300万年前的鲸鱼化石 就在暴风雨和高潮可能摧毁它之前 Scientists rescued a 23-million-year-old whale fossil from Ocean Grove beach in Victoria, Australia, just before storms and high tides could destroy it. 在贝拉林半岛被一家人发现后,几乎完整的骨架 -- -- 头骨、肋骨、脚踏板和牙齿 -- -- 被埋在一个单吨的沙石块中。 Discovered by a family on the Bellarine Peninsula, the nearly complete skeleton—containing skull, ribs, flipper, and tooth—was embedded in a one-tonne sandstone block. 一个20人小组使用大锤、铲子和挖土机在紧凑的时间压力下提取。 A 20-person team used jackhammers, shovels, and an excavator to extract it under tight time pressure. 现在在墨尔本博物馆, 化石将进行长达三年的研究, 以揭示对鲸鱼进化时代认识不足的时代。 Now at Melbourne Museum, the fossil will undergo up to three years of study to shed light on a poorly understood era of whale evolution. 研究人员强调必须有适当的许可证并与传统所有者协商,希望标本最终能在该区域公开展示。 Researchers stressed the need for proper permits and consultation with traditional owners, and hope the specimen will eventually be displayed publicly in the region.