5.3-million-year-old whale graveyard hotspot found in Indian Ocean-Xinhua

5.3-million-year-old whale graveyard hotspot found in Indian Ocean

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-06-11 18:41:32

Scientists have uncovered a vast "whale necropolis" nearly 7,000 meters deep in the southeastern Indian Ocean, home to the largest and deepest collection of whale remains ever found, including five active whale-fall ecosystems and hundreds of fossil sites spanning at least 5.3 million years.


Comments

Comments (0)
Send

    Follow us on