The heaviest animal that ever lived may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert

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

Perucetus colossus' specimen is transported from its site of origin in Ica, Peru, to the Natural History Museum in Lima. Photo by Giovanni Bianucci.

“It’s just exciting to see such a giant animal that’s so different from anything we know,” said Hans Thewissen, a paleontologist at Northeast Ohio Medical University who had no role in the research. The massive fossils, which are 39 million years old, “are unlike anything I’ve ever seen,” said study author Alberto Collareta, a paleontologist at Italy’s University of Pisa.

This means the newly discovered whale was “possibly the heaviest animal ever,” Collareta said, but “it was most likely not the longest animal ever.” Those super-dense bones suggest that the whale may have spent its time in shallow, coastal waters, the authors said. Other coastal dwellers, like manatees, have heavy bones to help them stay close to the seafloor.

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