Fossil discovery of the largest creature in Peru

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Scientists have discovered a fossil in Peru belonging to a giant "Perocetus" whale that lived about 38 to 40 million years ago during the "Eocene" era, and its mass exceeds that of the blue whale, which was considered the largest animal recorded in history.

The researchers estimated that the "Peruvian giant" or "giant Peruvian whale", which is somewhat similar in composition to a manatee, was 20 meters long and weighed up to 340 tons, a mass that exceeds any other known animal, including the contemporary blue whale and the largest dinosaur.

The found part of the skeleton of Perusites was extracted from a desert on the coast of southern Peru, an area rich in whale fossils. The skeleton included 13 vertebrae, four ribs and a pelvic bone, and the extremely large bones were very dense and intact.

The skeletal mass of Berossetes alone has been estimated at 5 to 8 tons, which is at least twice as large as that of the blue whale.

The largest known blue whale reached about 190 tons.

The paleobiologist at the University of Pisa in Italy and the main author of the research published in the scientific journal "Nature", Giovanni Bianucci, said that the main feature of this animal is certainly its huge weight, which indicates the existence of creatures that have features beyond our imagination.