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In 2023, for example, paleontologists also unearthed traces of a giant cetacean, Perucetus colossus, a whale whose size rivaled that of the largest known animals (see our article on the topic).

The vast Ica desert in Peru, a remote and difficult-to-access region, captured the scientific world’s attention in 2023 thanks to a colossal discovery: the first remains of Perucetus colossus, an ...

Researchers dispute claim that ancient whale was heaviest animal ever Last August, paleontologists discovered the fossilized bones of Perucetus, a gigantic ancient whale weighing over 200 tons.

A new study argues that Perucetus, an ancient whale species, was certainly big, but not as big as today’s blue whales. By Carl Zimmer Last August, a team of paleontologists announced that they ...

Size comparison of a modern blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and the extinct Perucetus colossus, known from a fossil discovered in Peru. Researchers initially estimated the mass of Perucetus as ...

The new analysis puts Perucetus colossus back in the same weight range as modern whales and smaller than the largest blue whales ever recorded. A 30 million year-old fossil whale may not be the ...

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The oversized beast, dubbed Perucetus colossus, has delighted people around the world. The story of P. colossus began in 2010, when Eli Amson at the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart in ...

Fortunately, you can tame these creatures for various purposes. This article takes a look at how you can tame Basilosaurus and use it for various purposes in ARK Survival Ascended. The ...