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 …

2024年5月27日 · Livyatan melvillei, commonly known as Livyatan, was an ancient whale that owned the oceans millions of years ago. The only thing we can tell that shared the water with …

Livyatan is an extinct genus of sperm whales. [1] It only has one species under it: the Livyatan melvillei. It is named after the Leviathan, a monster from the bible, and after the author of the novel Moby Dick. The species was discovered by Belgian scientist Olivier Lambert. [1] The Livyatan was the top of the food chain during its time.

Leviathan, properly known as Livyatan melvillei, is a prehistoric whale which lived approximately 13 million years ago during the Miocene Period. It was first discovered in 2008 when fossils of Livyatan melvillei were collected from the coastal desert of Peru. It was then named in 2010.

Age: 12-13 million years old, Miocene Epoch. Range: The only known specimen of Livyatan was reported from Peru, indicating that it inhabited the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Size: Based on …

2010年6月30日 · Livyatan melvillei, named after the Biblical sea monster and the author of Moby Dick author of Moby Dick, was a giant sperm whale that has just been discovered by Belgian scientist Olivier Lambert....

2017年9月29日 · A whale that would wreck ships for sport rather than defense, its name was Livyatan melvillei, a name-worthy leviathan that must go down in history as the largest and most powerful tetrapod macropredator of all time. Illustration by Teratophoneus. Etymology.

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.

Whales are large, marine mammals that lived in the oceans during the ice age, They are also known as earth's extinct sperm whale, The Livyatan (Livyatan melvillei) Large, water-dwelling mammals, whales have smooth skin, two long front flippers, a finned tail, …