A gigantic ancient whale has been uncovered by researchers—and it potentially represents the heaviest animal ever known to exist. Weight estimates of the now-extinct whale species, named Perucetus ...

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A new species of ancient whale, Perucetus colossus, was a giant of the ocean. It may have weighed twice as much as a blue whale because of its dense bones. Researchers hypothesize that it was a slow ...

Move over, blue whales. There could be a new heavyweight champ in town. Fossilized vertebrae and ribs from a newly discovered ancient whale suggest that it could have outweighed modern blue whales, ...

The heaviest animal to have ever lived may have been an ancient colossal whale that was recently discovered in Peru, scientists said. Scientists have been digging up massive fossils of the new species ...

NEW YORK — There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today’s blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the ...

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(CN) — Researchers from Peru, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and beyond came together to discover what may be the world’s largest animal: the Perucetus colossus whale. Previously, the largest known ...

The heaviest animal to have ever lived may have been an ancient colossal whale that was recently discovered in Peru, scientists said. Scientists have been digging up massive fossils of the new species ...