{"id":64492,"date":"2025-08-13T07:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/64492\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T07:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:04:10","slug":"bellbrae-mans-surprise-fossil-find-leads-to-discovery-of-whale-species-geelong-advertiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/64492\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellbrae man\u2019s surprise fossil find leads to discovery of whale species &#8211; Geelong Advertiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi8wFBVV95cUxPNndmS2JNcy0xVFlCOHdZQkY2alhXOXpmT0x2dDN5bkQ5MEozVmhJY25EbkdHS1N0d2RJVlhBaFJZYVg5TldXM1lwbFlLakNnYl9mYV9XRHR1eFhQUl95NmVyNW9wcUNHaC1IeE1IZEpiclA5c1FOeGk4c0VYbW1QUENuR1ZCZ042MVBIeUhmV0ZQSTRWcjVISDF5OGNPelVudUdEOHB4c1gxbjNxMzdUSDZ3dEVFREVyX2UweGd4OUxJMTV6ZU96NlVkeFdCZ3BtOHZ2QWg0MGNrc0hwSl9BQnZ4UUExZ29hNW9nNTdLRGo1Zm8?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bellbrae man\u2019s 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