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