Penampakan Fosil Paus Purba yang Hidup 40 Juta Tahun Lalu

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Penampakan Fosil Paus Purba yang Hidup 40 Juta Tahun Lalu

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Kamis, 03 Agu 2023 21:00 WIB

Peru - Ilmuan Peru menemukan fosil vertebra Perucetus colossus. Fosil itu adalah paus besar purba yang hidup sekitar 38-40 juta tahun lalu.

Scientists excavate a vertebra fossil of Perucetus colossus, a huge early whale that lived about 38-40 million years ago, in a remote coastal desert in southern Peru, as seen in this undated photograph. Giovanni Bianucci/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Ilmuwan menggali fosil vertebra Perucetus colossus di gurun pesisir terpencil di selatan Peru. (REUTERS/Giovanni Bianucci) Β 

Perucetus colossus, an early whale from Peru that lived about 38-40 million years ago, a marine mammal built somewhat like a manatee that may have exceeded the mass of the blue whale, long considered the heftiest animal on record, is seen in an undated artist's rendition. Also pictured are a sawfish and another early whale, Supayacetus. Alberto Gennari/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Perucetus colossus adalah paus besar purba yang hidup sekitar 38-40 juta tahun lalu. (REUTERS/Alberto Gennari)

Perucetus colossus, an early whale from Peru that lived about 38-40 million years ago, a marine mammal built somewhat like a manatee that may have exceeded the mass of the blue whale, long considered the heftiest animal on record, is seen in an undated artist's rendition. Also pictured are a sawfish and another early whale, Supayacetus. Alberto Gennari/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Para peneliti memperkirakan bahwa Perucetus ini panjangnya sekitar 66 kaki (20 meter) dan beratnya mencapai 340 metrik ton. (REUTERS/Alberto Gennari)

A fossil of Perucetus colossus, a primitive cetacean of the Basilosauridae group that inhabited the coasts of Peru during the middle Eocene, about 39 million years ago, was discovered by researchers from a Peruvian university, and is presented to the public at the Natural History Museum of Lima, Peru, August 2, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

Kerangka parsial Perucetus digali di gurun pesisir Peru selatan - wilayah yang kaya akan fosil paus - dengan 13 tulang belakang, empat tulang rusuk, dan satu tulang pinggul. (REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda)

Penampakan Fosil Paus Purba yang Hidup 40 Juta Tahun Lalu
Penampakan Fosil Paus Purba yang Hidup 40 Juta Tahun Lalu
Penampakan Fosil Paus Purba yang Hidup 40 Juta Tahun Lalu
Penampakan Fosil Paus Purba yang Hidup 40 Juta Tahun Lalu
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