“Fossils of the whale's skull and foot-long teeth found in Peru suggest the monstrous sperm whales ranged in size from almost 43 feet (13 meters) to 59 feet (18 meters), or longer than a school bus. Just the skull alone reaches a length of almost 10 feet (3 meters). The ancient sperm whale's killer arsenal included 14-inch- (36-cm)- long teeth resembling elephant tusks that allowed it to rip and tear its prey, unlike modern sperm whales that lack functional teeth in their upper jaws and rely upon suction to grab giant squid. “Based on the size of teeth, robustness of jaws and size of temporal fossa (area of origin of jaw muscles) the bite of Leviathan must have been powerful, and he was likely able to tear pieces of meat from its prey like the modern killer whale,” said Olivier Lambert, a paleontologist at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France. In fact, the specimen, named Leviathan melvillei, had the largest known bite of any vertebrate creature with four limbs. Only the giant shark known as megalodon could have matched the Leviathan for size when alive. Whether the two behemoths ever competed for food or fought on occasion remains unknown, Lambert said.” Giant Leviathan Whale vs Megalodon Shark? SOMEONE MAKE A MOVIE! http://www.livescience.com/animals/gigantic-prehistoric-whale-hunted-other-whale… added by: DeliaTheArtist
