Largest known whale fossil graveyard discovered in the Indian Ocean off Australia
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Nathaniel Herzberg
Summary
Researchers have discovered hundreds of fossilized whale carcasses spread across 1,200 kilometers off the southwest coast of Australia, forming the largest, deepest, and oldest cetacean bone graveyard ever observed. The discovery challenges the myth of elephant graveyards and provides significant insights into deep-sea ecosystems and whale evolution.
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· 3 pulledLe cimetière des éléphants est un mythe.
Etalé sur 1 200 kilomètres, cela constitue le plus important, le plus profond et le plus ancien cimetière d'ossements de cétacés jamais observé.
Une équipe de chercheurs a découvert des centaines de carcasses fossilisées de baleine au sud-ouest de l'Australie.
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