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Researchers Dispute Claim That Ancient #Whale Was Heaviest Animal Ever
In their new analysis #paleontologist concluded that #Perucetus probably weighed 60 to 70 tons, which would have made it about the size of a #spermwhale, was certainly big, but not as big as today’s #bluewhale. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/science/giant-whale-perucetus.html
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The biggest carnivore the world has ever seen...
#paleoart #Perucetus #PerucetusCollossus #Archaeoceti #basilosauridae #eocene #paleogene #cenozoic #whale
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Gigantischer Urzeit-Wal enthront den Blauwal. 39 Millionen Jahre alter Meeressäuger könnte schwerstes Tier aller Zeiten gewesen sein. #Urzeitwal #Fossil #Perucetus #Blauwal #schwerstesTier #Palaeontologie #Wal
https://www.scinexx.de/news/biowissen/gigantischer-urzeit-wal-enthront-den-blauwal/