This one, which is up to 7km below the surface of the southeastern IndianOcean, spans the largest area, and is so far the deepest found ...Zone on the floor of the Indian Ocean in an undated photograph.
Deepest, Oldest, Largest WhaleGraveyard Discovered in the IndianOcean (Maria) ... Deepest, Oldest, Largest Whale Graveyard Discovered in the Indian Ocean originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy .
Located in the Diamantina Zone of the southeastern IndianOcean, at depths of up to 7,000 meters, the find includes both ancient fossils and active whale-fall ecosystems that have been forming for at least 5.3 million years.
... largest 'whale graveyard' in the deep IndianOcean zoneThe site sits within the Diamantina fracture zone, a broken sweep of seabed marked by trenches and raised ridges across the Indian Ocean floor.
For most of human history, oceans were seen as barriers. Today, they are increasingly understood as connectors, enablers and strategic assets. They regulate the climate, sustain bi ....
Scientists have discovered the largest, deepest and oldest whale graveyard ever found -- a millions-year-old underwater necropolis teeming with life nearly four miles beneath the IndianOcean... .
Hundreds of whale fossils, including those from extinct species new to science, range in age from recent to five million years old and are also home to undescribed deep-sea creatures ... .