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Post by ted on Apr 7, 2011 16:56:10 GMT
(and some sperm whale fanboys on the internet). There are sperm whale fanboys? ;D That's hilarious. I want to meet one. Remember a russian fanboy claiming of sperm whales of more than 150 tons with 8 m jaws snatching 14 m (!) basking sharks, on the cryptozoology.com forum ;D The only colossal macropredatory sperm whale known is Livyatan. |
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Post by Horridus on Apr 7, 2011 17:38:09 GMT
Ah, cryptozoology...yetis, the Loch Ness Monster, living sauropods in Africa and fairies at the bottom of the garden...
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Post by lio99 on Apr 7, 2011 21:37:42 GMT
;D I don't know if pliosaurs were quite that long or not, but I do know that Spinosaurus wasn't a pliosaur! And what about Siphophores?! Some of them can grow up to 40m in length (yes, 40m--not a typo). And they are highly predatory marine animals. ;D  Sorry, have we gone off the rails now? Yes, you are talking about invertebrates. |
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Post by stoneage on Apr 7, 2011 22:00:17 GMT
And what about Siphophores?! Some of them can grow up to 40m in length (yes, 40m--not a typo). And they are highly predatory marine animals. ;D Sorry, have we gone off the rails now? Yes, you are talking about invertebrates. Portuguese Man o 'War up to 50 meters. |
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Post by sbell on Apr 7, 2011 22:05:31 GMT
Yes, you are talking about invertebrates. Portuguese Man o 'War up to 50 meters. Hee hee! Sorry, but I think both stoneage and I are having fun with this topic, because it is honestly hard for us to take seriously. And after all, no vertebrate has ever been as long as a siphonophore (Portugese Man o' War are part of that group), so 'longest' is moot. |
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Post by Horridus on Apr 7, 2011 23:44:58 GMT
d**nit people, stick to the vertebrates! I find it rather patronising when you imply that you and Stoneage are the 'in group' that aren't taking this seriously  |
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Post by lio99 on Apr 8, 2011 0:10:18 GMT
Ribbon worm 55m!! beat that.
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Post by sbell on Apr 8, 2011 2:06:05 GMT
d**nit people, stick to the vertebrates! I find it rather patronising when you imply that you and Stoneage are the 'in group' that aren't taking this seriously I think we just (independently) decided to go in a whole other direction. Although I don't think anyone will beat that worm. Takers? ;D |
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Post by Griffin on Apr 8, 2011 2:11:00 GMT
Cant the tapeworm of a Blue whale get about 60m?
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Post by lio99 on Apr 8, 2011 7:10:42 GMT
No, you are thinking of the bootlace worm which is 60m long,
(the largest animal ever lived) there is the amphicoelias which is a sauropod and could reach 60m long!
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Post by sbell on Apr 8, 2011 13:27:48 GMT
No, you are thinking of the bootlace worm which is 60m long, (the largest animal ever lived) there is the amphicoelias which is a sauropod and could reach 60m long! Amphicoelias is based on scant evidence, and the giant specimen's remains have been lost (one vert, one maybe distal femur end). And given that it came from the Cope/Marsh days, I think we would want to be able to study it before anyone uses estimates without the actual material in hand. |
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Post by eriorguez on Apr 8, 2011 15:47:13 GMT
The vertebrae was large enough to be of an animal that size. Plus, it was Cope's find, and Marsh didn't try to debunk it, so we can be certain it was real.
Plus, Cope gave its descriptions quite a lot of proffesionality. We know more about A.fragillimus that about Brutha(uspellable name)saurus, which has one of the worst descriptions ever- even if found recently.
Plus, lenght is not everything.
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Post by Libraraptor on Apr 8, 2011 18:02:56 GMT
Yes guys, lenght isn´t everything.  |
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Post by ted on Apr 11, 2011 22:18:48 GMT
For a hint, the actual bull sperm whale is still slightly larger than the largest pliosaurs known, though these guys were much more agressive and armed with much more powerful jaws.
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Post by stoneage on Apr 11, 2011 22:49:55 GMT
For a hint, the actual bull sperm whale is still slightly larger than the largest pliosaurs known, though these guys were much more agressive and armed with much more powerful jaws. They didn't even live at the same time. Beside which why are we so worried about who can kill who? I believe this is a response someone made to some of your comments: Dewey D. Jorin Expertise Hi! To all those who have asked serious questions about interspecies conflict, I announce I will be leaving AllExperts for good. Im sad about it, but I must do it. Thank you to all of you, and before I leave, I want to give you some advice; please, read good books about animals, visit them in their natural habitats, but please, DO NOT THINK THAT YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN MANY VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE! It seems, and it makes me very sad, that there is some kind of community of animal fight fans out there who care nothing about real relationships between wild animals, and only want to know who would "destroy", "crush" or "anihilate" that other animal. Perhaps it was my fault; perhaps I chose the wrong subject. Had I know that I was helping to violent thoughts about animals fights, or even helping that morbid interest on animal fights to grow, I would have never suggested this category to be created. So, I would like to apologize to all of you people who did care about animals, who did want to learn about them. To all of you, fight fans, I would like to repeat, what you see in YOU TUBE is not the real animal world, please try to get to know them better, or, if you only want to know who will kill who, please watch Celebrity Deathmatch. And, again to those who do care, please do not believe to anyone who says he/she knows about animals if his or her references are links to You Tube. Best regards to all of you Dewey D. Jorin P.S- I almost forgot; I apologize to all of you about my bad English. Experience Nothing teachs you more about wildlife than working with wild animals yourself. |
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Post by lio99 on Apr 11, 2011 22:57:31 GMT
The sperm whale was the same size as the largest pliosaur but there are records of sperm whales that were 20m long.
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Post by dinoguy2 on Apr 12, 2011 15:06:07 GMT
The sperm whale was the same size as the largest pliosaur but there are records of sperm whales that were 20m long. The same length but orders of magnitude heavier due to their much different build. It's a bit like comparing a 30ft python to a 30ft T. rex, and saying they're the same size. |
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Post by thrashfennek on Apr 12, 2011 23:24:03 GMT
I'm a hipster
I liked Liopleurodon before 1999 ...stupid fanboys lol
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Post by sbell on Apr 12, 2011 23:35:54 GMT
I'm a hipster I liked Liopleurodon before 1999 ...stupid fanboys lol Liopleurodon..bah. I thought Kronosaurus was cool before everybody liked pliosaurs. Although I prefer Brachauchenius. But it's pretty obscure, you probably haven't heard about it yet. ;D |
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Post by thrashfennek on Apr 12, 2011 23:39:13 GMT
I'm a hipster I liked Liopleurodon before 1999 ...stupid fanboys lol Liopleurodon..bah. I thought Kronosaurus was cool before everybody liked pliosaurs. Although I prefer Brachauchenius. But it's pretty obscure, you probably haven't heard about it yet. ;D I dislike kronosaurus becausethe head looks stupid , something they fixed in wwd with the thin neck the huge jaw mussles and the narrow muzzle , I have a 1980's book with a lio picture in it ...looks nothing like wwd There are animals that looked like WWD but just not liopleurodon |
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