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A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone

by Suzi Wilson | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

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Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10546-z

Researchers uncovered an enormous deep-sea accumulation of whale remains in the southeastern Indian Ocean, showing long-term, specialized ecosystems and an extensive fossil record that offers new insight into deep-ocean biodiversity and whale evolutionary history.

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