Peruvian paleontologists presented on Wednesday the fossil of 12 million years of a prehistoric marsporta that is near the country’s Pacific coast.
The fossil, which measures 3.5 meters (approximately 11.5 feet) long, was found in July by the Peruvian paleontologist Mario Urbina in the Ocucaje desert, about 350 kilometers (217 miles) south of the capital of the capital.
When presenting its finding at the Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute in Lima, Urbina said it was a weird specimen of a Marsopa of the Pisco geological formation, observed by its well -preserved marine fossils.
Another paleontologist, Mario Galarra, said that the excellent condition of the relic would allow scientists to study the prehistoric marine mammal: “How he moved, how he swam, what he ate and for how long lived.”
The ocucaje desert is a paradise for fossil hunters.
Skeletons of dwarf whales, dolphins, sharks, sharks and other species of the Miocene period (between five million and 23 million years) have been discovered in the area.
