| Porthole 09 Dec 22

AUSTRALIAN scientists have stumbled on what is believed to be a “shark graveyard” at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the Cocos Keeling Islands.

Voyages of Australia’s Investigator uncovered the elasmobranch cemetery, discovered just over a month ago by scientists.

The graveyard contains more than 750 fossilised shark teeth from both modern and ancient sharks.

Investigator has also discovered a never-before-seen shark species in the Gascoyne.

The shark (pictured) is new to science and will be used to understand the species.

It is believed to be part of the generally harmless family of sharks known as the bullheads.