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Livyatan

Naam beteken: “Leviathan, a sea monster from old stories”1

Het geëet: VleisPrehistoriese legendesSenosoïkum, die era van die soogdiereNie 'n dinosourus nie, maar 'n prehistoriese legende

Livyatan was a giant sperm whale that lived in the ocean millions of years ago. It had huge teeth and was one of the biggest hunters in the sea. It was not a dinosaur, but a mammal like whales today.1

Hierdie een is nie 'n dinosourus nie, maar dit is een van die bekendste diere uit die prehistoriese tyd, so dit kry ook 'n plek in Dino Wiki.

Het geleef

23 tot 3,6 miljoen jaar gelede4

Senosoïkum, die era van die soogdiere

Fossiele gevind in

Peru, and also Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), and South Africa4

Lengte

13,5 tot 17,5 m (44 tot 57 ft)1

Gewig

tot 57 ton (125 700 lb)2

Topspoed

omtrent 35 km/h (22 mph)

Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Voor die dinosourusse

Era van die dinosourusse

Era van die soogdiere

400 miljoen jaar gelede25266vandag

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 10 olifante

so lank soos 4 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 97 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 11000 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 71 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 130 ysberekon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 5,1 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Livyatan vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Livyatan omtrent 35 km/h (22 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Livyatan had teeth up to 36 centimeters (over 14 inches) long, bigger than any other sperm whale.1

Its skull was about 3 meters (10 feet) long, making it the largest fossil sperm whale skull known.1

Livyatan lived at the same time as the giant shark Carcharocles megalodon, and both were top predators.1

Scientists think Livyatan could bite harder than any other four-legged animal ever found.1

Unlike modern sperm whales that suck in food, Livyatan used its teeth to hunt and tear large prey.1

The name Livyatan comes from a Hebrew word for a sea monster, and the species name melvillei honors the author of Moby-Dick.1

KI-prent van Livyatan — 'n KI-prent van hoe Livyatan dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Livyatan

?How big was Livyatan?

About 13.5 to 17.5 meters (44 to 57 feet) long, similar to a modern sperm whale.2

?What did Livyatan eat?

It hunted large prey like medium-sized baleen whales, using its huge teeth to bite and tear flesh.1 2

?Did Livyatan live at the same time as megalodon?

Yes, Livyatan and the giant shark megalodon lived in the same oceans and may have competed for food.2 3

?Why did Livyatan go extinct?

It probably died out because of a cooling event at the end of the Miocene that reduced its food supply.2

?Is Livyatan a dinosaur?

No, Livyatan was a mammal, a giant sperm whale, not a dinosaur.2

?How long were Livyatan's teeth?

Its teeth were up to 36.2 centimeters (14.3 inches) long, the largest biting teeth of any known animal.2 1

?Where was Livyatan discovered?

Its fossil skull was found in the Pisco Formation of Peru, in a coastal desert near Ica.2 1

?How did Livyatan hunt?

It used its powerful jaws and interlocking teeth to grab and tear prey, unlike modern sperm whales that suck in food.2 3

?Was Livyatan bigger than a modern sperm whale?

Livyatan was about the same size as a modern sperm whale, but had much larger teeth and a stronger bite.2 1

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Livyatan was a dinosaur.

Waarheid: Livyatan was a whale, a mammal, not a dinosaur.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Livyatan
Benoem deur: Lambert et al. 20104
Groep: Prehistoriese legendes
Familie / klade: Physeteroidea4
Klassifikasie: Mammalia > Cetacea > Physeteroidea4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 23 tot 3,6 miljoen jaar (Aquitanian / Zanclean)4
Rotsformasies: Pisco4
Lande: Suid-Afrika, Peru, Argentinië, Chili, VSA4
Fossielrekords: 6 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Scientists found a skull with teeth in the Pisco desert of Peru, and they named it Livyatan melvillei in 2010.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating what the big basin on its head was for, like echolocation or display.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

The giant bite of a new raptorial sperm whale from the Miocene epoch of Peru (nature.com)
Livyatan (en.wikipedia.org)
Behold Livyatan: the sperm whale that killed other whales | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
Livyatan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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