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36-million-year-old whale fossil found in Peru

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The roughly 36-million-year-old well-preserved skull was dug up intact last year. Scientists think the ancient mammal was a basilosaurus, part of the aquatic cetacean family. The one-time top predator likely measured about 12m long, or about the height of a four-story building.

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News18 India

Fossilised Remains of 36-Million-year-old Whale Unearthed in Peruvian Desert

The "Ocucaje Predator," as the researchers dubbed it, was about 17 meters (55 feet) long and used its massive, powerful teeth to feed on tuna, sharks and schools of sardines.

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

This is the 36-million-year-old fossil that Peru presented to the world

The incredible discovery of a cetacean over 36 million years old was revealed by researchers from the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology of the Natural History Museum in Peru. Experts presented the fossilized remains of what is known as a 'basilosaurus'. As they explain, it is a cetacean that inhabited the seas of Peru millions of years ago, a species of amphibious whale, which could measure between 12 and 13 meters.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

36-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossil Found In Peruvian Desert

Paleontologists on Thursday unveiled the fossilized remains of an ancient whale that inhabited the seas 36 million years ago, found last year in a Peruvian desert.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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USA Today

36-million-year-old cetacean fossil found in Peru

Fossilized dinosaur remains were presented at the Museum of Natural History of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru.

2 years ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

36-million-year-old whale fossil found in Peruvian desert

This is an extraordinary find because of its great state of preservation. This animal was one of the largest predators of its time.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Channel News Asia

36-million-year-old whale fossil found in Peru

Paleontologists have unearthed the skull of a ferocious marine predator, an ancient ancestor of modern-day whales, which once lived in a prehistoric ocean that covered part of what is now Peru, scientists announced on Thursday (Mar 17).

2 years ago·Singapore

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