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In this 2023 artist illustration by Alberto Gennari, Perucetus colossus is reconstructed in its coastal habitat.

Video. Heaviest animal ever may be ancient whale found in Peruvian desert

Updated: 03/08/2023 - 11:18 GMT+2

The bones were discovered more than a decade ago by Mario Urbina from the University of San Marcos’ Natural History Museum in Lima.

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