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World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia
Key takeaways
- The world's biggest whale graveyard found to date has been discovered in the Indian Ocean in international waters off the coast of Australia.
- Five whales actively decomposing and 476 cetacean fossils, including a new extinct species dating back five million years, were documented.
- Researchers are working to identify new species of creatures found on decomposing whales from the study.
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The world's biggest whale graveyard found to date has been discovered in the Indian Ocean in international waters off the coast of Australia.
Five whales actively decomposing and 476 cetacean fossils, including a new extinct species dating back five million years, were documented.
Researchers are working to identify new species of creatures found on decomposing whales from the study.
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