Whale bones found inland in Alaska were misidentified as mammoths

Ancient bones found in Alaska, long believed to be mammoths, have been identified as whales. The fossils, discovered inland in 1951, were radiocarbon dated to be too recent for mammoths. Isotope analysis and DNA matching confirmed they belonged to marine animals. Researchers are investigating how whale bones ended up 250 miles from the coast, considering possibilities like ancient waterways or human transport, or a museum mix-up.