All tooth sockets were cylindrical and

single-rooted. The tooth sockets increased

in size from the first to the fourth and then
decreased, the fourth being the largest at
around 197 mm (7.8 in) in diameter in the
upper jaws, which is the largest of any
known whale species. The tooth sockets
were smaller in the lower jaw than they
were in the upper jaw, and they were
circular in shape, except for the front
sockets which were more ovular.[1][7]
Basin[edit]
The fossil skull of Livyatan had a curved
basin, known as the supracranial basin,
which was deep and wide. Unlike other
raptorial sperm whales, but much like in the
modern sperm whale, the basin spanned
the entire length of the snout, causing the
entire skull to be concave on the top rather
than creating a snout as seen
in Zygophyseter and Acrophyseter. The
supracranial basin was the deepest and
widest over the braincase, and, unlike other
raptorial sperm whales, it did not overhang
the eye socket. It was defined by high walls
on the sides. The antorbital notches, which
are usually slit-like notches on the sides of
the skull right before the snout, were inside
the basin. A slanting crest on the temporal
fossa directed towards the back of the skull
separated the snout from the rest of the
skull, and was defined by a groove starting
at the antorbital processes on the
cheekbones. The basin had two foramina in
the front, as opposed to the modern sperm
whale which has one foramen on the
maxilla, and to the modern dwarf and
pygmy sperm whales which have several in
the basin. The suture in the basin between
the maxilla and the forehead had an
interlocking pattern.[7]