In the Page School, A Teacher Discover New Type of Fossil Whales

A teacher in California discovered a new type of fossil whales while walking from school halls to his office .

Martin Byhower , a science teacher at the junior high school level , which he initially look quite strange stone before finally learned that the rock contains fossils .

Byhower then contacted Howel Thomas of the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles to analyze the fossils .

Based on the analysis of Thomas , discovered fossil sperm whales are the property group aged 12-15 million years completely new to science .

" From the initial analysis , the fossil appears to be a new species , and perhaps a new genus , " Thomas said as quoted by the Daily Mail , Wednesday ( 05/02/2014 ) .

Thomas said , if it proved to be a new species , these findings are very worthy to be published . this time , the museum plans to investigate further .

If proven novelty , says Thomas , then the species could be named " chadwickii " , according to the name of the school where his invention , Chadwick School .

Byhower said he was happy for the cooperation the museum . " We are pleased the Natural History Museum to help us further analyze fossils and shared its findings , " he said .