Giant Marine Animals · TOP 9
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Giant Marine Animals · TOP 9
Largest Marine Animals in History
Compares the sizes of the largest marine animals that have ruled Earth's oceans from the past to the present.
- METHOD
- Ranked by average adult mass
- Estimated time
- 5 MIN
- MODELS
- 9
Tylosaurus proriger
Tylosaurus
A very close relative of Mosasaurus that rammed prey with its hard, pointed snout.
- Average mass
- 8,000 kg
- Size
- 13 m
Elasmosaurus platyurus
Elasmosaurus
A plesiosaur whose extremely long neck accounted for more than half of its 14m body length.
- Average mass
- 2,000 kg
- Size
- 14 m
Mosasaurus hoffmannii
Mosasaurus
The apex predator of the Late Cretaceous with jaw structures similar to terrestrial lizards and snakes.
- Average mass
- 14,000 kg
- Size
- 13 m
Otodus megalodon
Megalodon
The largest predatory shark in history, larger than a bus and known to prey on whales.
- Average mass
- 50,000 kg
- Size
- 18 m
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm Whale
The largest toothed predator, hunting giant squids in the deep sea.
- Average mass
- 40,000 kg
- Size
- 23 m
Shastasaurus pacificus
Shastasaurus
A massive, sperm whale-sized ichthyosaur that swam in the Mesozoic oceans.
- Average mass
- 68,000 kg
- Size
- 25 m
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Ichthyotitan severnensis
Ichthyotitan
A recently discovered fossil, highly likely to be the largest marine reptile ever.
- Average mass
- 80,000 kg
- Size
- 28 m
Balaenoptera physalus
Fin Whale
Nicknamed the 'greyhound of the sea' due to its long and slender body.
- Average mass
- 70,000 kg
- Size
- 30 m
Balaenoptera musculus
Blue Whale
The largest animal known to have ever existed in Earth's history.
- Average mass
- 150,000 kg
- Size
- 33 m
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