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Perucetus not as big as hyped… you heard it here first

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Motani and Pyenson 2024 wrote:
“We conclude that Perucetus did not exceed the body mass of today’s blue whales.”

The PterosaurHeresies concluded that twice in August 2023 using different methods (Fig 1). The second post attempted to assuage critics of the first post. Links below.

Figure 1. From August 13, 2023 comparing what little is known of Perucetus to comparable whales. ” data-image-caption=”

Figure 1. From August 13, 2023 comparing what little is known of Perucetus to comparable whales.

” data-medium-file=”https://pterosaurheresies.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/balaenoptera-perucetus-tall588-1.jpg?w=91″ data-large-file=”https://pterosaurheresies.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/balaenoptera-perucetus-tall588-1.jpg?w=310″ class=”size-full wp-image-80946″ src=”https://pterosaurheresies.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/balaenoptera-perucetus-tall588-1.jpg?w=584&h=1930″ alt=”Figure 1. From August 13, 2023 comparing what little is known of Perucetus to comparable whales.” width=”584″ height=”1930″ srcset=”https://pterosaurheresies.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/balaenoptera-perucetus-tall588-1.jpg?w=584&h=1930 584w, https://pterosaurheresies.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/balaenoptera-perucetus-tall588-1.jpg?w=45&h=150 45w, https://pterosaurheresies.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/balaenoptera-perucetus-tall588-1.jpg?w=91&h=300 91w, https://pterosaurheresies.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/balaenoptera-perucetus-tall588-1.jpg 588w” sizes=”(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px” />

Figure 1. From August 13, 2023 comparing what little is known of Perucetus to comparable whales.

References
Motani R and Pyenson ND 2024. Downsizing a heavyweight: factors and methods that revise weight estimates of the giant fossil whale Perucetus colossus. PeerJ 12:e16978 DOI 10.7717/peerj.16978

Perucetus: more data – more scale bars – bigger graphics

Perucetus is NOT ‘the heaviest animal on record’


Source: https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/2024/03/01/perucetus-not-as-big-as-hyped-you-heard-it-here-first/


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