39 Million Year Old Extinct Whale May Be Heaviest Animal That Ever

39 Million Year Old Extinct Whale May Be Heaviest The world has a new contender for the heaviest animal that ever lived: a whale that swam the oceans some 38 million years ago and likely weighed almost 400,000 pounds. scientists described the. Graphic issued by nature of the preserved bones of perucetus colossus, a 39 million year old extinct whale which 'may be the heaviest animal that ever lived'. the ancient species belongs to a.

39 Million Year Old Extinct Whale Believed To Be The Heaviest Animal The heaviest animal that ever lived may be an ancient whale species which swam in the oceans around 39 million years ago, scientists believe. researchers analysed the remains of a partial skeleton. The 39 million year old leviathan, called perucetus, may have weighed about 200 tons, as much as a blue whale — by far the heaviest animal known, until now. while blue whales are sleek, fast. The extinct whale known as perucetus colossus is depicted in its coastal habitat approximately 39 million years ago. alberto gennari. excavations in southern peru’s ica valley have turned up. Last year, a team of researchers unveiled perucetus colossus, a 39 million year old whale from peru with an estimated body mass of 187,000 to 750,000 pounds (85,000 to 340,000 kilograms.

Extinct 39 Million Year Old Whale May Be Heaviest Animal That Ever The extinct whale known as perucetus colossus is depicted in its coastal habitat approximately 39 million years ago. alberto gennari. excavations in southern peru’s ica valley have turned up. Last year, a team of researchers unveiled perucetus colossus, a 39 million year old whale from peru with an estimated body mass of 187,000 to 750,000 pounds (85,000 to 340,000 kilograms. If so, the extinct whale would be the heaviest animal ever known to exist. the roughly 39 million year old behemoth, perucetus colossus , is a type of cetacean, a group that includes modern whales. Cnn —. a colossal ancient whale discovered in peru might be the heaviest animal on record, according to a new study. at an estimated body mass of 85 to 340 metric tons (187,393 to 749,572 pounds.