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whale-fall site

Coverage of whale-fall site in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 12 · 01:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 12 · 01:00 UTC
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  • SCIENCEJun 12 · 01:00 UTCSCMP CHINA
    For 5 million years, whales have come to this place in the Indian Ocean to die

    Chinese deep-sea explorers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered the largest whale-fall site in the Indian Ocean, the deepest and most extensive accumulation of whale fossils and carcasses, with some fossils dating back 5.3 million years. The study was published in the journal Nature.