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The Sapporo City Museum Is Displaying for the First Time a Fossilized Whale Head Dating Back Approximately 9 Million Years.

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A whale fossil previously unearthed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, was identified as a new species in 2025. To commemorate this, the whale's head fossil was displayed for the first time at a facility in Sapporo.

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The Sapporo City Museum Is Displaying for the First Time a Fossilized Whale Head Dating Back Approximately 9 Million Years.

A whale fossil previously unearthed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, was identified as a new species in 2025. To commemorate this, the whale's head fossil was displayed for the first time at a facility in Sapporo.

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NHK World broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, June 1, 2026.
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