Georgiacetus vogtlensis

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Three individual Georgiacetus whales were unearthed from 40-million-year-old sediments during the construction of Plant Vogtle. Researchers named the fossils Goergiacetus vogtlensis, meaning "Georgia Whale from Plant Vogtle."

Courtesy of Georgia Southern University Museum

Georgiacetus vogtlensis

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