The whale is thought to be around 1,000 years old and could have measured more than 65 feet in length—but researchers are not sure exactly what it is.
The skeleton of a huge, ancient whale has been identified by scientists using ground-penetrating radar technology, and researchers are planning to excavate the resting place of the dead sea creature in an attempt to shed light on the mysterious find.
"The whale probably stranded on this ancient beach," Giovanni Bianucci, a paleontologist from the University of Pisa who will lead the upcoming excavations, toldFile photo of the fin of a blue whale. An ancient whale skeleton has been discovered in Italy.The first signs that an ancient animal lay below the surface came in 2007 when agricultural excavations in the area uncovered, by chance, four large vertebrae.
These surveys identified the presence of"significant parts" of the skeleton, Bianucci said. Despite this, no further pieces have been collected, with most of it remaining underground, buried a few feet beneath the surface where a new swimming pool and sports center are set to be built. If the creature turns out to be a fin whale, it would be larger than those that are currently present in the Mediterranean Sea.
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