Something I think is really exciting about this is it’s mostly beaked whales, which are very mysterious because they are very deep-diving and hard to study!
Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒
This discovery amazed me: A whale "graveyard" extending over 1,200 km. The remains or fossils of about 480 whales found in a total survey area of about 0.64 square kilometres, with one of the fossils dating back more than 5 million years.
🧪 🐋 🦑 🦊 #cetaceans
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Researchers have discovered a "megasite" of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses.
