Palaeontologists find ancient whale named Perucetus colossus, or “the colossal whale from Peru” that could weigh up to 375 tons and 20 metres in body length to be the heaviest animal ever lived
Paleontologist Mario Urbina poses for a photo next to the vertebrae of a newly found species named Perucetus colossus, or “the colossal whale from Peru”, during a presentation in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. / Photo: AP
The bones were discovered more than a decade ago by Mario Urbina from the University of San Marcos’ Natural History Museum in Lima. They calculated that the ancient giant weighed somewhere between 94 and 375 tons . The biggest blue whales found have been within that range — at around 200 tons . Those super-dense bones suggest that the whale may have spent its time in shallow, coastal waters, the authors said. Other coastal dwellers, like manatees, have heavy bones to help them stay close to the seafloor.
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