Mass stranding
Researchers have discovered dozens of fossilized skeletons of marine animals in what was once an ancient tidal flat in northern Chile. [Read full story]
First of its kind
The piles of bones appear in four distinct layers, suggesting that the animals died in repeated events of what are known as mass strandings. The researchers believe the animals were poisoned to death by harmful algal blooms that produce toxins capable of killing marine life when they accumulate in large quantities. [Read full story]
Road cut
The fossils were discovered in a road cut. [Read full story]
Fossil whales
Whales were the most common animal found within the fossils. [Read full story]
3D scans
The researchers collected 3D scans of the bones to analyze back in the lab. [Read full story]
3D scanning tent
The researchers set up tents to control the lighting for the 3D scans. [Read full story]
