Livyatan is an extinct genus of macroraptorial sperm whale containing one known species: L. melvillei. The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea monster Leviathan, and the species name by Herman Melville, the author of the famous novel Moby-Dick about a …

2016年5月10日 · First known from Peru‭ ‬-‭ ‬Pisco Formation. Confirmed remains from Argentina also known. Teeth probably attributable to the genus also reported from South Africa. Serravallian stage of the Miocene of the Neogene. Partial preserved skull,‭ ‬mandible‭ (‬lower jaw‭) ‬and teeth.

2010年6月30日 · Livyatan melvillei, named after the Biblical sea monster and the author of Moby Dick, was a giant sperm whale that has just been discovered by Belgian scientist Olivier Lambert. At between 13.5 and 18.5 metres in length, it was no bigger than the modern sperm whale, but it was clearly far more formidable.

2010年6月30日 · The name given to the creature combines the Hebrew word 'Livyatan', which refers to large mythological sea monsters, with the name of American novelist Herman Melville, who penned Moby-Dick — "one...

It lived in places around Peru and was one of the largest raptorial animals that has ever lived. It also had the biggest bite of any tetrapod and possibly vertebrate to ever live. The Livyatan had a short and wide rostrum that gave a more powerful bite to the anterior teeth. Taken from Lambert, et al. (2010). Discovery.

2015年9月13日 · Life reconstruction of this giant Miocene sperm whale, based on the related stem-physeteroid Brygmophyseter. With proportions as restored here, the total length of the holotype is estimated at about 15.4 m. The accompanying volumetric model …

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2023年8月14日 · However, in science, Leviathans, or Livyatans, refer to an extinct genus of prehistoric sperm whale consisting of one species known as Livyatan melvillei. Formally known as Leviathan melvillei,...

2011年8月13日 · One of the largest predatory mammals ever to have existed, Livytitan was the Apex predator of its time, along with Carcharodon megalodon, the largest predatory shark discovered. In form, it was similar to the modern sperm whale, but while the sperm whale was adapted to hunt deep sea squid, Livyatan was adapted to go after far larger game.

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