Five distinct carcass sites were found and scientists unearthed fossils, including skulls belonging to both beaked and baleen whales, with the oldest bones dating back an astonishing 5.3 million years

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…

In the Indian Ocean, a deep-sea area roughly 1,200 kilometres long and 7 kilometres deep was found to harbour an ecological landmark site of whale remains.