Livyatan

extinct genus of whale
Taxon fossil_taxon Q131759
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Summary

Livyatan is a fossil taxon[1]. Livyatan ranks in the top 0.36% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,618 views/month, #35 of 9,701).[2]

Key Facts

  • Livyatan's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Livyatan is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Leviathan is named after Livyatan[5].
  • Livyatan is classified within Physeteroidea[6].
  • Livyatan's location of discovery is recorded as Pisco Formation[7].
  • Livyatan's location of discovery is recorded as Chile[8].
  • Livyatan's location of discovery is recorded as Australia[9].
  • Livyatan's location of discovery is recorded as Argentina[10].
  • Livyatan's location of discovery is recorded as South Africa[11].
  • Livyatan's location of discovery is recorded as Peru[12].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Livyatan is Livyatan[13].
  • Livyatan's Commons category is recorded as Livyatan[14].
  • Livyatan began on -9900000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Livyatan ended on -8900000-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Livyatan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Livyatan[17].
  • Livyatan's length is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+17.5'}[18].
  • Livyatan's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'tonne', 'amount': '+57'}[19].

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Classification

Livyatan's scientific name is Livyatan[13]. Livyatan is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Livyatan is classified within Physeteroidea[6].

Discovery and Description

Leviathan is named after Livyatan[5].

Identifiers

Livyatan's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 24188822[20]. Livyatan's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3240234[21].

Why It Matters

Livyatan ranks in the top 0.36% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,618 views/month, #35 of 9,701).[2] Livyatan has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Livyatan is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+57'}
    Aliases → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Size comparison diagram: Livyatan size.svg"
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