Scientists exploring the southeastern Indian Ocean discovered one of the largest and deepest whale graveyards spanning 746 miles.
The site contains fossils accumulated over at least 5 million years.
Recent whale carcasses in the site feed communities of deep-sea species, some of which may be new to science.
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Scientists who recently piloted a submersible to a remote spot in the southeastern Indian Ocean have identified one of the largest and deepest whale graveyards containing hundreds of fossils, including one representing a previously unknown species. But not everything in this deep-sea necropolis is dead.
