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The blue whale may not be the largest animal (at least by weight) to have ever lived.
Perucetus colossus, a 39 million year old #whale š that lived in #coastal waters near #Peru šµšŖ was quite long and had extremely dense bones š¦“ for buoyancy regulation to allow it to forage in shallow waters.
š https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/perucetus-whale-fossil-heavy-1.6925284
Perucetus colossus, a 39 million year old #whale š that lived in #coastal waters near #Peru šµšŖ was quite long and had extremely dense bones š¦“ for buoyancy regulation to allow it to forage in shallow waters.
š https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/perucetus-whale-fossil-heavy-1.6925284