It's good to see the range of vertebrates you cover on your channel. Helps bring the depth of things to people who only think of dinosaurs. Keep it up.
Michael Jr Sadgwar Spermwgales got more developed brains and this one was probably not so slumbery as its modern counterparts but more agile like orcas. Like all other whales besides echolocation, it also would detect sounds travelling from miles away and another massive predator moving in the vicinity would unlikely be able to approach stealthy. In the end I think both predators probably avoided direct confrontation as much as possible as fights would undeniably result in serious injuries for both sides.
Your videos bring back my child like joy of fossils, that feeling I had when Grandpa would give me a piece of petrified wood or bone. Again, thanks Ethan
Liked it. Subscribed. Dinosaurs are well known in pop- culture, but eras before and after them aren`t. Glad to see that someone is trying to change that
HAHA! I would have gotten your T-rex question right because I already saw about the whale tooth in some article. I cheated! Well, a tooth that large means a pretty large animal. I would totally have a heart attack if I was floating in an ocean with my legs dangling and thought about anything like that. haha man.... ocean.... you are TOAST!
AMAZING video! I feel lucky to have stumbled across your channel. Your vids are educational yet extremely interesting and have great narration to boot! Definitely waiting for more. BTW: You should totally do a collaboration video with Trey the Explainer.
Ethan, I have only just seen your video. Thankyou, as it puts flesh on the bones of the tooth I had the good fortune to find. Beaumaris is a wonderland of fossil discovery and whales still visit the waters here. The importance of your video cannot be understated as the site which is yielding new species all the time, is threatened by the development of a boat club. regards Murray Orr
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Mr. Orr. As I'm sure you know, your specimen has an incredible story to tell and the fact that this video above all my others has received the most attention is proof of that. I've been informed of the perils of Beaumaris through twitter and I've done my best to spread the word. Anybody interested in protecting the site should follow "@BeaumarisMarina'' on twitter.
Ethan, It has been nearly 2 years since last contacting you regarding your great video "Prehistoric Moby Dick which mentioned my tooth find at Beaumaris (Victoria Australia). Your video has been a great inspiration. I have gathered together a great bunch of people including some of Australia's leading Palaeontologists to form Bayside Earth Sciences Society Inc. (our Web Site: beaumarisfossils.org) The planning for the Marina is now halted and will not take place. The Boat Club has recognised the importance of the fossil site they occupy and both they and the Victorian Government has invited our group to be part of the occupancy of this site. We will continue to educate the public about its importance and there have been several recent important finds by other members of our group. Thanks again, your video made a great difference for us and we link to it from our Livyatan page.
Another idea... maybe some vid about the vestigial or so-called vestigial bones of whales and such? like the hip bones and why a whale needs finger bones and joints inside a flipper. More of a evolution happened vid I guess. Just an idea.
Megalodon is 18 m and moby dick is 17.5 m. Also megalodon is way stronger than moby dick. The question is how can moby dick defeat megalodon and megalodon defeat moby dick? The moby dick defeat megalodon in pods, the megalodon defeat moby dick alone. So you know who is stronger.
I love how as time goes on we learn more and more about our planet. And thanks to the internet that information is now accessible to everyone who wants to keep learning.
Fossils must be the most incredible thing known to man,what other incredible wonders are waiting to be discovered?,and to think that even if every fossil was discovered,this is still just a snapshot of the living creatures that once populated our planet.
What a shame they don't try to reconstruct these creatures as they were in life & put them on display. Can you imagine the shock, awe & wonder of people's reaction?
It's quite something to picture, a whale-hunting whale. A great video with some interesting things to think about. Funny fact, though not entirely related; my mum hates paleontology. She doesn't see why we should dig up dead bodies (especially human ones) for study.
The Living Past I can sort-of understand the thought process - if you believe there is some sort of sanctity for the dead. I mean, the Ancient Egyptians would be horrified given how much stock they put in the conditions you are buried in. But when you ditch that and consider corpses as...well, ex-living organisms...it's definitely easier to be intrigued. At least for me.
4:02 Extinct? Are you sure about that? rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1753/20122645 According to the paper above the Pygmy Right Whale (genus Caperea) is a Cetotheriidae. While I'm not sure wheter this interpretation has been questioned or not it is still worth considering. The scond most recent genus would Herpetocetus from the Mid Pleistocene.
The Living Past Actually found it on my own: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321153/#RSBL20140875C35 While the article in particular takes a safer approach and consider both possibilities it does link to other (not open) papers within the citations that argue against the inclusion of Caperea in Cetotherriidae.
Wait a second. Since there isn't much known about these whales, isn't it possible thats they survived beyond the 12 million-years-ago-mark Wikipedia told me about ? Not until today, but until very recently, maybe 1750 or so. This would explain the legends around the sperm whales, as whale hunters maybe mistook livyatans for sperm whales. My theory is that these animals survived for way longer but where eventually replaced by the more efficient orca, with human hunters giving them the final blow.
Bernd Meyer Livyatan has been gone for quite some time. Big modern bull sperm whales have been recorded on multiple occasions of sinking whaling ships into the 19th century simply by ramming them.
No way would it be thought of as a sperm whale it’s head would be completely different because the sperm whale used it’s head for echo location to find squids but you don’t need that to fight other whales
How can this be the same Kosta T playing that violin in the background as the one,whos youtube account i just went to,where he plays like shit there,but great here? Or the youtube account i went to has an impostor Kosta T playing as if he's just now learning how to play the violin; just pure noise is being played on his youtube account. Rather keep listening to the small snippets of hauntingly good violin being played by Kosta T on here instead of going to his youtube account. >.
No you fucker the mega piranha has the strongest bite force ever and megalodon doesn't have the strongest bite in the universe I'm talking about megalodon bite compared to a planet sitting on you,and mega piranha is a true fish and it is extinct
For Dutch viewers: Het Natuurhistorisch in Rotterdam has a full scale replica of the Peruvian "Livyatan melvillei" in a temporary collection. Go see it! Great collection, old building and literally les then 20 meters away from the Kunsthal.
Megalodon would only win against, young, sick, or old Livyatans. And perhaps ones that aren't in a pod and caught the Livyatan by surprise. But Livyatan overall was the predator for Megalodon.
I'm so happy whenever I learn about a new spectacular prehistoric creature, I'd hate to feel "aw, no more epic critter to learn about D':" HECK NO, HERE'S A UNIVERSAL TRUTH: DAMN NATURE, U SCARY xD
Who knows what other terrifying killers are hiding in other yet undiscovered areas? The ones that are already discovered are absolutely fascinating. Back in those times, marine life was rich in huge animals. I bet Miocene seas were awesome sights to behold! Cool video, man. I subbed your channel, and I'm looking forward to seeing more
Sperm Whales probably didn't sing that many ships. And those that we do know to be sunk by sperm whales were weaker than normal. The Essex was quite old, and even the fictional Pequad had fallen into disrepair before it was sunk.
On moonless nights in the middle of mysterious dark oceans, the Livyatan Melvillei ascends with horrifying steadily increasing speed from the deepest cavernous depths of the sea to feed on numerous massive whales and some fishing boats and airplanes, and then vanishes once again to its briny undiscovered pitch black fathoms.
Well made video helped me out a bunch I just bought some polished and unpolished sperm whale teeth from a private fossil dealer these teeth are pretty awesome fairly similar to the teeth you showed in you’re awesome video very helpful thanks!
It must be hard for Colossal(A Giant Squid),Carcharocles Megalodon, and Moby Dick to work things out since they are gigantic and I bet they like have war 50 times a day for territory.....
It's good to see the range of vertebrates you cover on your channel. Helps bring the depth of things to people who only think of dinosaurs. Keep it up.
Afraid I've been a little too vertebrate focused. soon to change
Hey, that good too.
heh DEPTH
Of course it lived in Australia XD
SQUID - SUCKIN' WHALES..
welcome to Australia where our motto is "everything wants to kill you"
Australians seem to have the most unique killer critters on their soil than any other continent.
LOL
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
So now we have a whale that Could Fight Megalodon and under certain circumstances....WIN
it was actually pretty even with megalodon according to the newest data
Michael Jr Sadgwar Jurassic fight club
Michael Jr Sadgwar Spermwgales got more developed brains and this one was probably not so slumbery as its modern counterparts but more agile like orcas. Like all other whales besides echolocation, it also would detect sounds travelling from miles away and another massive predator moving in the vicinity would unlikely be able to approach stealthy. In the end I think both predators probably avoided direct confrontation as much as possible as fights would undeniably result in serious injuries for both sides.
Michael Jr Sadgwar both were evolved to rip each other to shreds
TheGreaterGood80 megalodons suck
Your videos bring back my child like joy of fossils, that feeling I had when Grandpa would give me a piece of petrified wood or bone. Again, thanks Ethan
My sincere pleasure.
walkingmap nerd
TheFirstTime what are you lmao what's so wrong about learning about fossils
Another absolutely engrossing video Ethan.
Thank you Tony. I'm patiently awaiting your next upload!
It's Moby dick
Liked it. Subscribed. Dinosaurs are well known in pop- culture, but eras before and after them aren`t. Glad to see that someone is trying to change that
Tony Reed
Dark Pred d...d...d...d...dd...dddddd..DICK!
"The don't bite, rather, they suck them down their throats."
Praise The Lord ikr, why do they have teeth if they'll suck? Rip? Kill?
Sperm whales, moby dick
@@Vincentlpp08 grip, I think. Those damn slippery squids!
@@Vincentlpp08 for fighting since only the adult males gave them.
Damnn you create an atmosphere
HAHA! I would have gotten your T-rex question right because I already saw about the whale tooth in some article. I cheated! Well, a tooth that large means a pretty large animal. I would totally have a heart attack if I was floating in an ocean with my legs dangling and thought about anything like that. haha man.... ocean.... you are TOAST!
To me, nothing is scarier than the open ocean.
Ever since Jaws I have been ocean-less.
The Living Past aame we only discover 5% of the whole ocean
i got it right because i've seen so many pics of t.rex fossils.......
i am a nerd
2,000 subs with 2 videos if we only have discovered 5% of the ocean, how do we know it are 5%?
Leviathan was probably more deadly than Moby Dick as it fought the Megalodon
AMAZING video! I feel lucky to have stumbled across your channel. Your vids are educational yet extremely interesting and have great narration to boot! Definitely waiting for more.
BTW: You should totally do a collaboration video with Trey the Explainer.
Thank you so much! I'd
be open to collaborating but If maybe some of you guys could pester him.
The Living Past I'll take that as a challenge ;)
' re
Ethan, I have only just seen your video. Thankyou, as it puts flesh on the bones of the tooth I had the good fortune to find. Beaumaris is a wonderland of fossil discovery and whales still visit the waters here. The importance of your video cannot be understated as the site which is yielding new species all the time, is threatened by the development of a boat club. regards Murray Orr
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Mr. Orr. As I'm sure you know, your specimen has an incredible story to tell and the fact that this video above all my others has received the most attention is proof of that. I've been informed of the perils of Beaumaris through twitter and I've done my best to spread the word. Anybody interested in protecting the site should follow "@BeaumarisMarina'' on twitter.
Ethan, It has been nearly 2 years since last contacting you regarding your great video "Prehistoric Moby Dick which mentioned my tooth find at Beaumaris (Victoria Australia). Your video has been a great inspiration. I have gathered together a great bunch of people including some of Australia's leading Palaeontologists to form Bayside Earth Sciences Society Inc. (our Web Site: beaumarisfossils.org) The planning for the Marina is now halted and will not take place. The Boat Club has recognised the importance of the fossil site they occupy and both they and the Victorian Government has invited our group to be part of the occupancy of this site. We will continue to educate the public about its importance and there have been several recent important finds by other members of our group. Thanks again, your video made a great difference for us and we link to it from our Livyatan page.
1:08 I now know why they call it Moby "Dick"
Big ole Mr. Moby!
Can you do a thing about those horse shoe crab things and how they are like, almost the same though-out millions of years?
They never needed to adapt, thus not needing to evolve
elock1277 The horse shoe from the past is not the same one from today. Same body plan, different species.
Well they aren't the same so there goes your answer.
Trilobites?
Another idea... maybe some vid about the vestigial or so-called vestigial bones of whales and such? like the hip bones and why a whale needs finger bones and joints inside a flipper. More of a evolution happened vid I guess. Just an idea.
Yeah that will definitely come up at some point or another.
I always get goosebumps when listening to you. Yet again a great video!
Thanks, check back soon!
Someone needs to make a documentary on this underrated animal
I agree.
What show and size is he?
Shut up Minecraft sucks kid
Apan Harrison someone’s sad his diamonds were stolen.
Apan Harrison your right
Apan Harrison Pretty much
Doges House hope u have a good day get a diamond yet
okay I have watched several videos about prehistoric creatures but I would have to say that this one... Now this one was absolutely fascinating
So basically the only marine predator that could challenge Megalodon in both size and strength.
Dylan Roberts Orcas ancestors hunted Megalodons. They are about the same size. Sperm whales are way bigger than Megalodos.
I am Communism sperm whales are actually about the same size as megalondons in-fact its not even known how big megalondons could grow up to.
Megalodon is 18 m and moby dick is 17.5 m. Also megalodon is way stronger than moby dick. The question is how can moby dick defeat megalodon and megalodon defeat moby dick? The moby dick defeat megalodon in pods, the megalodon defeat moby dick alone. So you know who is stronger.
@@inayachan2949 Lmao it depends on who gets the first bite.If Leviathan gets the First bite it wins and if Megalodon gets the first bite it wins.
@@inayachan2949 Stop overrating the Megalodons.
I love how as time goes on we learn more and more about our planet. And thanks to the internet that information is now accessible to everyone who wants to keep learning.
Nah, I got that Tyrannosaurus rex question correct
Fossils must be the most incredible thing known to man,what other incredible wonders are waiting to be discovered?,and to think that even if every fossil was discovered,this is still just a snapshot of the living creatures that once populated our planet.
Fascinating! Thanks for the video!
What a shame they don't try to reconstruct these creatures as they were in life & put them on display. Can you imagine the shock, awe & wonder of people's reaction?
It's quite something to picture, a whale-hunting whale. A great video with some interesting things to think about.
Funny fact, though not entirely related; my mum hates paleontology. She doesn't see why we should dig up dead bodies (especially human ones) for study.
My English grandfather is the same way. I'll never understand that thought process.
The Living Past I can sort-of understand the thought process - if you believe there is some sort of sanctity for the dead. I mean, the Ancient Egyptians would be horrified given how much stock they put in the conditions you are buried in.
But when you ditch that and consider corpses as...well, ex-living organisms...it's definitely easier to be intrigued. At least for me.
In my grandad's case he just didn't see any value in history. He said it's all just "dead and gone" and has no value.
The Living Past aah. Now that I do have trouble to understand. I wonder how people can fail to see the potential of history.
"It's quite something to picture, a whale-hunting whale." Never heard of orcas?
Ethan your narration is one of the best I ever heard, feels very genuene!
Leviaton. What an amazing name
Restive Leech Leviathan
Supokana 5000 livyatan*
Lielievet
The first twenty seconds is basically "ha, you've never seen a T-Rex tooth before" or, for people who have, "wow, that was a really easy question"
2:46 i saw samsung xD
I imagine that Livyatan and Megalodon had the same rivalry as the modern Orcas and Great Whites.
Always fantastic stuff!!
I Preesh' that fellas
Excellent. This has proven to be one of the best channels I've subscribed to. Thank you for your efforts.
Thank you for taking the time!
4:02 Extinct? Are you sure about that?
rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1753/20122645
According to the paper above the Pygmy Right Whale (genus Caperea) is a Cetotheriidae. While I'm not sure wheter this interpretation has been questioned or not it is still worth considering. The scond most recent genus would Herpetocetus from the Mid Pleistocene.
That was a fluke (hehe get it?) More recent phylogenetics place it outside Cetotheriidae
The Living Past Has any paper been published on the subject? I would appreciate it.
+babehunter1324 Yeah I'll find it later today
The Living Past Actually found it on my own: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321153/#RSBL20140875C35
While the article in particular takes a safer approach and consider both possibilities it does link to other (not open) papers within the citations that argue against the inclusion of Caperea in Cetotherriidae.
So both sharks and whales are less represented now than in times past - I'd say some pretty amazing finds are waiting to be discovered. 🦈🐋
I LOVE extinct creatures
Ooh same!
Excellent video, I'm sure Herman Melville would have been honoured to have a giant whale named after him.
Wait a second. Since there isn't much known about these whales, isn't it possible thats they survived beyond the 12 million-years-ago-mark Wikipedia told me about ? Not until today, but until very recently, maybe 1750 or so. This would explain the legends around the sperm whales, as whale hunters maybe mistook livyatans for sperm whales. My theory is that these animals survived for way longer but where eventually replaced by the more efficient orca, with human hunters giving them the final blow.
Bernd Meyer Livyatan has been gone for quite some time. Big modern bull sperm whales have been recorded on multiple occasions of sinking whaling ships into the 19th century simply by ramming them.
No way would it be thought of as a sperm whale it’s head would be completely different because the sperm whale used it’s head for echo location to find squids but you don’t need that to fight other whales
An Ancient Sperm Whale bigger than life feels like the inspiration for Monstro from Disney’s Pinocchio.
This puts megaladon to shame
sure
Pablo Escobar ur poor I got 10x ur money lol
Axszi no one Is that rich unless your name is Mansa Munsa. and it doesn't matter cause you died hundreds of years ago
Axszi 10 x 0 is still 0
Kyaraa Suman Lol, tell that to the Blooper
This music should be on Spotify or something like that.
How can this be the same Kosta T playing that violin in the background as the one,whos youtube account i just went to,where he plays like shit there,but great here?
Or the youtube account i went to has an impostor Kosta T playing as if he's just now learning how to play the violin; just pure noise is being played on his youtube account.
Rather keep listening to the small snippets of hauntingly good violin being played by Kosta T on here instead of going to his youtube account. >.
Would suck to be a regular whale during that timeline!
Moby Dick wasn't prehistoric and just so you know he's still alive
Ah... The Beaumaris raptor whale.
Great episode as per usual.
"Donated"
Good stuff. Well presented and easy to follow. Thanks for posting.
Is it possible that the livyatan would actively eat megalodon?
Shelley Allan yes
Shelley Allan no
Shelley Allan megalodon had stronger bote force also mega is responsible for the extinction of moby dick
Edward Disken wrong megalodon is the one that ate moby dick
What about young megalodon?
that tooth would be a kickass souvenir
Awesome. Thanks. :)
that background whale noise killed me
well do you think this whale or megalodon has a more powerful bite force?
tazzi23 megalodon he had strongest bote force in the whole universe
The fidget Pokemon Pikachu megalodon is not a he it was a species.
No you fucker the mega piranha has the strongest bite force ever and megalodon doesn't have the strongest bite in the universe I'm talking about megalodon bite compared to a planet sitting on you,and mega piranha is a true fish and it is extinct
tazzi23 good question. The megas teeth were deff sharper so maybe it wouldn't need as strong of a bite?
cherrie leong are you 5 cuz your profile pic says so megaladon eats mega phiranas for breakfast
For Dutch viewers: Het Natuurhistorisch in Rotterdam has a full scale replica of the Peruvian "Livyatan melvillei" in a temporary collection. Go see it! Great collection, old building and literally les then 20 meters away from the Kunsthal.
neat :)
"Squid sucking relatives"
I'd love to see this beautiful creature go up against the king of the ocean megalodon... RIP moby dick
actually they both ate each other and the sperm whales live in pods the megalodon ate young or dying ones who can't protect themselves
RIP Megalodon actually
kelly wilson whitehead they both dominated the ocean at the same time and drew each other to extinction.
yeah,it's kinda like today when great whites go up against killer whales, killing themselves while fighting and competition
Megalodon would only win against, young, sick, or old Livyatans. And perhaps ones that aren't in a pod and caught the Livyatan by surprise. But Livyatan overall was the predator for Megalodon.
my uncle found the same teeth but hid it in his fossil collection i aint sure about the size but its 35 centimeters long
Might you consider the fact that these huge thingies might be still down there, eh? Maybe that explains the mariana trench monsters and the bloop
I love your narrative approach and the little editing thing you did at 4:04.
Very informative video bro. And the Batman voice your using is hilarious 😆
OMG these dudes were BEASTS 😈
I'm so happy whenever I learn about a new spectacular prehistoric creature, I'd hate to feel "aw, no more epic critter to learn about D':" HECK NO, HERE'S A UNIVERSAL TRUTH: DAMN NATURE, U SCARY xD
Who knows what other terrifying killers are hiding in other yet undiscovered areas? The ones that are already discovered are absolutely fascinating. Back in those times, marine life was rich in huge animals. I bet Miocene seas were awesome sights to behold!
Cool video, man. I subbed your channel, and I'm looking forward to seeing more
and that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you name a monster!
Very nicely put together video!
watching it again! :) love that background music!
Intriguing!!!! You're going places kid!!!!
Undetonaed ww1 shell? In the ground? As in if it was shot in a war? This guy is insane.
Livyatan Mevielli is my favorite prehistoric animal. It shows the conquest of mammals in the sea.
Sperm Whales probably didn't sing that many ships. And those that we do know to be sunk by sperm whales were weaker than normal. The Essex was quite old, and even the fictional Pequad had fallen into disrepair before it was sunk.
On moonless nights in the middle of mysterious dark oceans, the Livyatan Melvillei ascends with horrifying steadily increasing speed from the deepest cavernous depths of the sea to feed on numerous massive whales and some fishing boats and airplanes, and then vanishes once again to its briny undiscovered pitch black fathoms.
I know for a fact that T rexes had the smaller knifed tooth but damn are these guys deserving of the title Leviathan...
Imagine those monsters now, flipping those puny human fishing boats to eat the human sardines inside...
Wow still smaller than leviathan melvillei
Braces for that guy must have been a fortune.
Well made video helped me out a bunch I just bought some polished and unpolished sperm whale teeth from a private fossil dealer these teeth are pretty awesome fairly similar to the teeth you showed in you’re awesome video very helpful thanks!
Monstro, in Disney's Pinocchio, was the last surviving Livyatan!
It's funny listening to him pronounce Melbourne.
at first i never thought the tooth came from a trex because it's more bigger and wider the the tooth of the trex
2:18 huh... so that's there they got the look for the Dutchman :O
Awesome!!! I just found your channel and I love it!
This man is the reason I know why livyatan melvillei exist😭
NOW now I am in the mood for jumbo squid
It must be hard for Colossal(A Giant Squid),Carcharocles Megalodon, and Moby Dick to work things out since they are gigantic and I bet they like have war 50 times a day for territory.....
Welp I know I’m never going fishing on the ocean or sleeping well tonight
Great video, keep up the good work
Thank you, I will! Check back in a week...
The second video I watched today. Nice narration.
damn bro this is the first video i watch from ur video and i gotta say it's pretty intense, i love it
Love the Miocene Epoch
Life was rough back then.
These things clicks would probably be even louder than a sperm whale wich is louder than a jet
Now Moby Dick was in the game called Hungry Shark Evolution
Great channel bro
Really well done video, stirs thoughts.
I got your question correct because I remember some documentary that said that a T-rex's tooth was like a serrated banana
The Living Past: Giant And Jumbo squid
Me:Hmmm...WHAT ABOUT COLOSSAL SQUID!!!
MORE !
That tooth looks like a giant almond, or cacao
Just for clarity, it’s commonly pronounced as “mal-bin”, although it would appear to be pronounced as “mal-born”
I watched this movie 'In The Heart Of The Sea'
i like your video
Thumbs up just for saying Epoch correct!