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Heaviest animal ever may be ancient whale found in Peruvian desert
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03/08/2023
The bones were discovered more than a decade ago by Mario Urbina from the University of San Marcos’ Natural History Museum in Lima.
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Moby Dick has a run for his money. Peru has unveiled the remnants of what could be the
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heaviest animal to ever live. Named Parusius Colossus, or the Colossal Whale from Peru,
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the mass of fossils are 39 million years old.
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Part of the ancient creature's vertebrae are now on display in the University of San Marcos
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National History Museum. Each one weighs over 100 kilograms and its ribs measure nearly
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1.4 metres long.
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The bones were first discovered in the Ica Desert, 300 kilometres south of Lima. It's
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a region which was once underwater and is known for its rich marine fossils. Experts
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believe it weighs more than today's heaviest creature, the blue whale, due to the density
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of its bones.
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The ancient whale is likely to have had a very small head compared to its body, though
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there are no available bones to confirm this. Without evidence of teeth, it was impossible
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to say for sure what this marine mammal ate, but it's thought to have scavenged off the
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sea floor as it's believed it could not swim quickly.
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