A deep-sea whale necropolis that has:
1) Far more whale falls than you can imagine,
2) At wild depths, &
2) Whale fossils as old as the Mio/Plio boundary, still on the seafloor?? 🤯
Gets my vote most interesting publication of 2026 (so far).
#AcademicSky 🧪⚒️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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 insi...
