# Tiny fossils show brittle stars gathered around a dead whale 9.5 million years ago

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- Published: 2026-11-04T00:00:06+00:00
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Tiny skeletal plates recovered beside fossil whale bones in southern Denmark offer a rare glimpse of life around a whale carcass approximately 9.5 million years ago. Researchers have identified a new species of brittle star, Ophiura huebnerjenseni, from the Gram Clay Pit and suggest it represents the first fossil record of brittle stars associated with a whale fall.

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