Livyatan
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| phylum | Chordata | Named using the Hebrew spelling of the Biblical sea monster, Leviathan. At an estimated length ranging 13.5-17.5 meters, this genus is the largest known among the macroraptorial sperm whales of the Miocene.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Cetacea | |
| suborder | Odontoceti | |
| superfamily | Physeteroidea | |
| genus | †Livyatan | |
| species | L.melvillei | |
| Temporal range | Late Miocene |