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The discovery shows a vast whale graveyard along the Diamantina Fracture Zone, spanning 1,200 kilometers in the Indian Ocean.
The site contains about 500 whales, with bones dating to around 5.3 million years, making it the deepest, biggest, oldest whale graveyard known.
Beaked whale skulls dominate, their dense snouts helping preservation and offering insights into the fossil record in the Diamantina zone.

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Scientists find a deep-sea whale graveyard in the southeastern Indian Ocean hosting diverse life forms.
The graveyard lies as deep as 23,000 feet (7 kilometers) and covers the largest area found to date.
Bones dating back up to 5.3 million years help anchor the ecosystem in the deep sea.
Dense bones and mineral coatings may help preserve remains against time and deep-sea conditions.
Researchers mapped five carcass sites and collected fossils during 2023 expeditions.
Several whale species’ skulls were among the fossils found at the site.
Nature journal report describes vibrant communities feeding on carcasses.
Experts say the site illustrates how life adapts to extreme deep-sea conditions.
The study was led by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and colleagues worldwide.
The work was published with commentary from independent paleontologists.

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