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The answer to this riddle is a "Top 9 List" and you have to figure out which one. For example, it could be the top 9 longest rivers in the world, or the top 9 largest non-extinct land animals, etc.

Each of the nine lines below hints at one object. They are actual objects (not concepts or ideas).

The riddle is very literal.

My first is part of most tsunamis.
My second is scattered in mastodon remains.
A venomous snake hides my third.
You see my fourth in a jumpy biter.
Maulers and smashers show my fifth.
An imperfect fury reveals my sixth.
A vile spiritualist divulges my seventh.
My eighth is spotted in Pithecanthropus fossils.
Oxygen desaturation tells you my ninth.

Together, in the specified order, what "Top 9 List" am I?

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  • $\begingroup$ The worst destructions ever??? $\endgroup$
    – EKons
    Aug 4 '16 at 9:18
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Cool, I like it.
I believe the list is:

Space Objects listed in apparent brightness in the sky order.

SUN : My first is part of most tsunamis.
MOON : My second is scattered in mastodon remains.
VENUS : A venomous snake hides my third.
JUPITER : You see my fourth in a jumpy biter.
MARS : Maulers and smashers show my fifth.
MERCURY : An imperfect fury reveals my sixth.
SIRIUS : A vile spiritualist divulges my seventh. ( thanks to f'')
CANOPUS : My eighth is spotted in Pithecanthropus fossils. (thanks to f'')
SATURN : Oxygen desaturation tells you my ninth.

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  • $\begingroup$ not quite. on the right general track, but what about those other 2 lines? $\endgroup$
    – JLee
    Jul 25 '15 at 14:31
  • $\begingroup$ I am working dude got one more. $\endgroup$
    – Going hamateur
    Jul 25 '15 at 14:35
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    $\begingroup$ I think it's just all celestial objects in order of brightness. The seventh is Sirius and the eighth is Canopus. $\endgroup$
    – f''
    Jul 25 '15 at 14:38
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Partial answer:

The list is

Programming language

My first is part of most tsunamis.

C (sea)

My second is scattered in mastodon remains. A venomous snake hides my third.

Python

You see my fourth in a jumpy biter.

Maulers and smashers show my fifth.

Bash (not sure, got this here )

An imperfect fury reveals my sixth.

A vile spiritualist divulges my seventh.

My eighth is spotted in Pithecanthropus fossils.

Java (Pithecanthropus is the Java Man)

Oxygen desaturation tells you my ninth.

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  • $\begingroup$ that's crazy that there are that many programming languages in there! totally coincidence. it's a Top 9 List, but does a Top... List exist for programming languages? $\endgroup$
    – JLee
    Jul 25 '15 at 14:32
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    $\begingroup$ Crap ! It explains the hard time to find the others ! $\endgroup$
    – TroyAndAbed
    Jul 25 '15 at 14:34
  • $\begingroup$ @jlee Well, you got lists for the most used $\endgroup$
    – TroyAndAbed
    Jul 25 '15 at 14:42
  • $\begingroup$ Yeah I guess you do. Good point. Fun fact: Most (All?) Pythons are non-venomous. They are strictly constrictors. $\endgroup$
    – JLee
    Jul 25 '15 at 15:41

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