PERUCETUS & OCUCAJEA
PERUCETUS & OCUCAJEA
Scientific Name:
Perucetus colossus (meaning "Colossal Peru Whale")
Year Of Naming:
2023
Family:
Basilosauridae, Cetacea, Artiodactyla, Mammalia
Size:
17 - 20 meters (56 - 66 ft)
Discovery & Time Period:
Paracas Formation, Department of Ica, Peru
Paleogene [Eocene (Bartonian)], 39.8 - 37.8 mya
Scientific Name:
Ocucajea picklingi (Named after the town, "Ocucaj," and José Luis Pickling Zolezzi)
Year Of Naming:
2011
Family:
Dorudontinae, Basilosauridae, Cetacea, Artiodactyla, Mammalia
Size:
3 meters (9.8 ft)
Discovery & Time Period:
Paracas Formation, Department of Ica, Peru
Paleogene [Eocene (Bartonian)], 40.4 - 37.2 mya
Date Of Release:
August 2nd, 2023
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