16 million-year-old giant dolphin fossil discovered in the Amazon

This giant ancient dolphin, which lived 16 million years ago, reached 10 and 11.5 feet long.

Fossil remains of a new species of freshwater dolphin have been unearthed in Peru’s Amazon area.Dolphins are forever bound to sea — they’ve reached a point of no return

“Much of the Amazonian plain was covered by a large system of lakes and swamps called Pebas,” added the author. The type specimen of Pebanista yacuruna, including a photo of the specimen and a surface 3D model in dorsal view. Aldo Benites-PalominoInterestingly, the closest living relatives of this ancient creature are the river dolphins of South Asia.

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