Paleontologists have discovered the fossils belonging to the most-massive animal called Perucetus colossus. The animal is whale-like, and was discovered in Peru. The World’s Marco Werman talks to Alberto Collareta, one of the paleontologist on the team who found it, about how the discovery redefines our understanding of Earth’s largest animals.
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