Livyatan and cachalot
2026620266Not all ancient animals were larger than modern ones. The cachalot is longer and heavier than its extinct relative Livyatan. It can grow up to 25 meters in length! Additionally, it is a highly intelligent and dangerous predator. The Livyatan was also not a «little one» with its 17 meters in length. Moreover, it had large teeth not only on the lower jaw, like the cachalot, but also on the upper jaw. In general, the Livyatan was a kind of tyrannosaurus of the seas and ate whatever it wanted.
More information about the Livyatan and more images with it you can find on the page Livyatan melvillei
About the Size Comparison Project: In 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, Roman and Alexandra Uchytel created the Size Comparison Project to compare ancient animals with their modern relatives, which went viral on social media. More details about the Size Comparison Project, as well as links to media publications you can find here
Not all ancient animals were larger than modern ones. The cachalot is longer and heavier than its extinct relative Livyatan. It can grow up to 25 meters in length! Additionally, it is a highly intelligent and dangerous predator. The Livyatan was also not a «little one» with its 17 meters in length. Moreover, it had large teeth not only on the lower jaw, like the cachalot, but also on the upper jaw. In general, the Livyatan was a kind of tyrannosaurus of the seas and ate whatever it wanted.
More information about the Livyatan and more images with it you can find on the page Livyatan melvillei
About the Size Comparison Project: In 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, Roman and Alexandra Uchytel created the Size Comparison Project to compare ancient animals with their modern relatives, which went viral on social media. More details about the Size Comparison Project, as well as links to media publications you can find here
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