Newly discovered whale species could have been heaviest animal ever
by Gabriella Sotelo from Science | The Guardian on (#6DFZR)
Fossils found in Peru from extinct species show it may have had body mass of 85-340 tonnes - heavier than blue whales
The fossilised bones of an ancient creature that patrolled coastal waters 40m years ago belong to a newly discovered species that is a contender for the heaviest animal ever to have existed on Earth.
Fossil hunters discovered remnants of the enormous and long-extinct whale in a rock formation in the Ica desert of southern Peru. Fully grown adults might have weighed hundreds of tonnes, researchers believe.
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