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 …

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.

Macroraptorial sperm whales were highly predatory whales of the sperm whale superfamily (Physeteroidea) of the Miocene epoch that hunted large marine mammals, including other whales, using their large teeth. They consist of five genera: Acrophyseter, Albicetus, Brygmophyseter, Livyatan and Zygophyseter. [1] .

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 …

These two giant creatures will face off in an epic battle and prove who's the mightiest and the strongest. The Megalodon dominated the ocean sometime between 3 to 23 million years ago. And the...

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Next up is Livyatan, the awesome raptorial sperm whale and potential rival of Megalodon. Those teeth are enormous, like the size of energy drink cans. I feel like predatory whales are an under represented creature design inspiration.

2021年10月15日 · Livyatan and Megalodon facts, animated size comparison.Livyatan melvillei is an extinct whale with the largest teeth of any known animal. Named after the sea...