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Expedition Finds Record Whale Skeletons at 2400 Meters West of Australia
Researchers in a deep-sea submersible encountered multiple whale skeletons west of Australia in 2023. The remains at 2400 meters depth form the largest, deepest and oldest collection documented on the sea floor. @ScienceMagazine reported the unprecedented abundance uncovered during the expedition.
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Researchers aboard a deep-sea submersible encountered several whale skeletons west of Australia in 2023. The skeletons rested at a depth of 2400 meters. @ScienceMagazine reported that this depth exceeded any previously described whale skeletons on the sea floor.
The expedition continued and located an unprecedented abundance of remains. The collection is described as the biggest, deepest and oldest ever seen on the sea floor.
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