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SCIENCEJun 10 · 15:00 UTCSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

Largest whale ‘graveyard’ discovered, with skeletons spanning 5 million years

A fossilized whale graveyard containing over 450 skeletons has been discovered along a 750-mile stretch of the Indian Ocean floor. The remains span a period of 5 million years.

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