Livyatan

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': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+17.5'}^[18].
• Livyatan's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', '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]