A giant whale that lived almost 40 million years ago is now thought to be the heaviest animal that has ever lived, scientists say.
A giant whale that lived almost 40 million years ago is now thought to be the heaviest animal that has ever lived, scientists said Wednesday.
“The estimated skeletal mass of P. colossus exceeds that of any known mammal or aquatic vertebrate,” the journal article said, adding that this makes it “a contender for the title of heaviest animal on record.” This posed quite a challenge for the research team, who struggled not only to lift the bone fossils but to fully analyze them via the usual methods.
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