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Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean
Theguardian.com and 5 more
- 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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