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More model informationThis fossilized beacked whale skull is covered by a thick manganese polymetallic rock coating, meaning it has likely been in place for hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of years. In the Central Pacific, this dark rock forms over all of the seafloor and sampling it can help us learn more about the geologic history of the region including questions about the rate these rock crusts form and the age of these ancient seamounts. Beaked whales are toothed cetaceans with unique adaptations for foraging in the open ocean at deep depths. Adaptations to this extreme environment include collapsing lungs which allow them to dive much deeper than other predators.
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