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Livyatan

Igama lithetha: “Leviathan, a sea monster from old stories”1

Yayitya: InyamaAmagorha amanduloiCenozoic, ixesha lezilwanyana ezincancisayoAyisiyo dayinaso, kodwa ligorha elidumileyo lamandulo

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

Le ayisiyo dayinaso, kodwa sesinye sezona zilwanyana zidumileyo zamaxesha amandulo, ngoko nayo ifumana indawo kwi-Dino Wiki.

Yaphila

23 ukuya ku-3.6 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCenozoic, ixesha lezilwanyana ezincancisayo

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

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

Ubude

13.5 ukuya ku-17.5 m (44 ukuya ku-57 ft)1

Ubunzima

ukuya kuthi ga ku-57 iitoni (125,700 lb)2

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-35 km/h (22 mph)

Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

Phambi kweedayinaso

Ixesha leedayinaso

Ixesha lezilwanyana ezincancisayo

Izigidi ezingama-400 zeminyaka eyadlulayo25266namhlanje

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengeendlovu ezingama-10

inde njengeemoto ezingama-4 zipakwe zilandelelanainde njengeebhanana ezingama-97 zilandelelanainzima njengamavatala angama-11000inzima njengamagumbi okufundela apheleleyo abantwana angama-71inzima njengeebhere ezimhlophe ezingama-130ibinokuqubha ubude bechibi elikhulu lokuqubha (50 m) ngemizuzwana engama-5.1

Livyatan wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

Yimathematika nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwe naphi na.

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3 mph)

Umntwana ekhwele ibhayisikile malunga ne-12 km/h (7 mph)

Livyatan malunga ne-35 km/h (22 mph)

Ihashe elibaleka ngamandla malunga ne-65 km/h (40 mph)

Ingwenkala malunga ne-100 km/h (62 mph)

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

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

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Livyatan — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Livyatan esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.

ubuzile

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: 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

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Some people think Livyatan was a dinosaur.

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

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Livyatan
Inikwe igama ngu:: Lambert et al. 20104
Iqela: Amagorha amandulo
Usapho / iclade: Physeteroidea4
Ukuhlelwa: Mammalia > Cetacea > Physeteroidea4
Ubudala bamatye: 23 ukuya ku-3.6 izigidi zeminyaka (Aquitanian / Zanclean)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Pisco4
Amazwe: uMzantsi Afrika, iPeru, i-Argentina, iChile, iUSA4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 6 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Scientists found a skull with teeth in the Pisco desert of Peru, and they named it Livyatan melvillei in 2010.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating what the big basin on its head was for, like echolocation or display.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

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): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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