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{{Deceased
|title1 = Frozen Leviathan
|image1 = Frozen Leviathan.png
|age = ~1000 years at most
|biome = [[Glacial Basin]]
|length = ~70 metres excluding tail, around 150 meters including tail
|coords = -1619 29 -763
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|go_to = FrozenCreature}}The '''Frozen Leviathan''' is the body of a deceased<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/DOANHiS https://imgur.com/a/DOANHiS] ''Dated August 17, 2020.''</ref><ref>[https://imgur.com/a/oX1ThBv ''https://imgur.com/a/oX1ThBv'']'' Dated August 27, 2020.''</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/a/DS0F8d1 ''Dated August 28, 2020.''</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/a/G87CXtG ''Dated August 29, 2020.''</ref> [[Leviathan Class Organisms|leviathan class creature]] located within a large wall of ice at the [[Phi Excavation Site]].

The body was first discovered by [[Fred Lachance]], who would report back to [[Alterra Corporation|Alterra]] about his findings. Following its discovery, corridors were cut into the ice around the creature, and various walkways were erected to better study the creature and its infection.

==AThe creature is noticeably infected with [[Kharaa Bacterium|Kharaa]].==


==In Life==
The Leviathan specimen's species and age is currently unknown, but to be infected with Kharaa this individual must have been alive any time between 1000 years ago and now.

With their highly muscular limbs, this creature was capable on land. Due to the creature's considerable bulk, however, it is unlikely that it would have hunted on land, possibly only coming ashore to rest.

There is little webbing between the digits, meaning that propulsion using the limbs would have been inefficient. Instead, the long and flattened tail would have been used to propel the creature in water. It is likely that a crocodilian-like method of movement would have been adopted; keeping the limbs to the sides of the body with lateral flexion of the tail propelling the animal forwards.

The long thin teeth resemble those of large [[Wikipedia:Piscivory|piscivorous]] animals, so the creature's diet was likely composed of much smaller creatures than itself, as these thin teeth are poorly-suited for grasping large prey. It is possible that the two bony plates found either side of the mouth could be moved by the creature and used to corral groups of fish into the mouth. An alternative usage for these plates could have been breaking sea ice to come to the surface.

The plates along the spine and forearms of the animal suggest a need for defence, likely in disputes between potentially territorial individuals.

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==Design==
The Frozen Leviathan has an appearance similar to that of the ancient amphibian [[Wikipedia:Eryops|Eryops]], though far stockier and with a much longer tail. They share a similar body plan and a very similar head and tooth shape and potentially an amphibious lifestyle.

== References ==
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