http://netvouz.com/pdboyer/tag/leviathan?feed=rss pdboyer's bookmarks tagged "leviathan" on Netvouz http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128213707&ps=rs Rarely do scientists get to publish a research paper that begins with the words "The Giant Bite." On Wednesday, fossil hunters from Europe did just that. They've discovered one of the biggest predators that ever lived: a whale — one that devoured other whales and probably anything else it had an appetite for. The scientists call the creature Leviathan melvillei. "Leviathan" means sea monster, and "melvillei" refers, of course, to Herman Melville, who wrote the greatest of whale stories, Moby-Dick. Paleontologist Olivier Lambert says he's read that book — several times. pdboyer Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:04:34 GMT