Is a whale fossil the leftovers of a Bronze Age Sunday roast?
A 10-year-old boy was out looking for fossils along the shore in Islandmagee when he spotted the back of the skull.
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"It was just the weird patterns on it."
— George , Other
"The fossil was difficult to move and very heavy."
— Katy McMonagle , Academic
"I think it is going to turn out to be unique, a once in a lifetime thing."
— Ian Enlander , Academic
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A 10-year-old boy was out looking for fossils along the shore in Islandmagee when he spotted the back of the skull.
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