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Flying Squid@mander.xyz to Palaeontology 🦖@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years ago

Ancient Peruvian whale may be most massive creature recorded

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Ancient Peruvian whale may be most massive creature recorded

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Ancient Peruvian whale may be most massive creature recorded – DW – 08/02/2023
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Researchers have identified a gigantic species of extinct whale from bones excavated more than a decade ago. Perucetus colossus may have been heavier than even the largest blue whales.
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