A 5.3-Million‑year‑old Whale Graveyard Has Been Found on the Floor of the Indian Ocean
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A 5.3-million‑year‑old whale graveyard has been found on the floor of the Indian Ocean
When a whale dies, a very special natural phenomenon can come alive. The carcass might float at the surface for some time, attracting sharks and other predators. As it becomes weathered, it may start to sink, falling through the water until it eventually settles on the seafloor, where deep-sea scavengers feast upon it.
World's deepest graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean. It belongs to giant whales
Scientists have identified a vast whale graveyard and active whale-fall sites in the southeastern Indian Ocean. The find links millions of years of whale remains with thriving deep-sea life and fresh clues to whale evolution.
And enormous valkyrkogård har upptäckts i Indiska oceans. På sju kilometers djup her över fem miljoner år gamla valskelett hittats, rapporterar Illustrerad Vetenskap.
Scientists have identified the largest known deep-sea whale graveyard. The find, located in the Diamond Zone of the Indian Ocean, brings together fossils and modern remains that reveal millions of years of marine history. Whale remains observed on the seabed from the Chinese submersible Fendouzhe, part of the largest, deepest, and oldest cetacean graveyard known to date. Credit: Global TREnD / IDSSE. For millions of years it lay there, silent, i…
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