40 million-year-old fossil of heaviest animal found in Peru

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), which has unearthed many fossils with its archaeological activities, made a written statement on Wednesday that excited the archeology world.

According to the written statement, the team, including Belgian naturalist Olivier Lambert, found the 40-million-year-old fossil of possibly the heaviest animal that ever lived on earth in Peru.

HEAVIER THAN BLUE WHALE

With the discovery of fossils belonging to a whale species called "Perucetus colossus", the record for the blue whale, whose fossil was previously discovered and thought to be the heaviest animal, was broken.

WEIGHT BETWEEN 85 TO 340 TONS

While the weight of a blue whale can reach up to 100-190 tons, the weight of the creature whose fossil has been found is estimated to be between 85 and 340 tons.

Source: Anadolu Agency