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minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days ago Livyatan is an extinct genus of highly predatory macroraptorial sperm whale, containing one known species: L. melvillei. Uhm ackshually
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoStop finding flaws in my flawless comments! 😭 So mean! 😭😭😭
minus-squareTheStaffmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoa more fun fact is that Livyatan was almost certainly alive at the same time as Megalodon. Given that modern Orcas regularly prey on Great white sharks, a similar dynamic was probably at play in the late Miocene
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoSee, this is what I consider fun!
Uhm ackshually
Stop finding flaws in my flawless comments! 😭
So mean! 😭😭😭
a more fun fact is that Livyatan was almost certainly alive at the same time as Megalodon. Given that modern Orcas regularly prey on Great white sharks, a similar dynamic was probably at play in the late Miocene
See, this is what I consider fun!