Paleontologists in Peru have discovered a fossil or a prehistoric porpoise. The Animal Lived Between Eight and Twelve Million Years ago.
The Scientists Found the Fossilized Skeleton in July in The Ocucaje Desert. The Paleontologists Unveiled the 3.50-meter-Long Fossil on Wednesday.
The Desert is now locationed on the coast, but millions of years ago it was part of the pacific ocean. The Location was an iDeal Environment for Marine Animals to reproduce at the Time, Says Paleontologist Mario Urbina, One of the Discoverers of the Fossil. For Example, The Mountains Right Along The Coast Ensured That The Sea Was Calm, With Little Current.
The Fossil is in Excellent Condition, Paleontologist Mario Gamarra Told News Agency AFP . That sacrifices new opportunities for research into the prehistoric animal. Scientists hope to gain new insights into “How it moved, how it swam, what it ate and how long it lived,” Says Gamarra.
Scientists Regularly Find Fossils in The Ocucaje Desert. Earlier this year, they discovered a nine-million-year-old fossil or a shark species.
