July 6, 2010
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Quoting Dibyo, who seems to echo my sentiments to this discovery:
“a raptorial sperm whale Leviathan melvillei that’s MORE POWERFUL than normal whale!!!! BWUAHAHAAHA”
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July 6th, 2010 at 11:58 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278417534 )
Leviathan melvillei – 1 [ subject to change ]
Herman Melville – 2
Moby Whale – 3
July 6th, 2010 at 12:08 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278418117 )
A recently discovered fossil of a giant whale has been named after Herman Melville (Leviathan Melvillei) who created the most famous fictional whale, Moby Dick.
July 6th, 2010 at 12:50 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278420633 )
Fossil of the head of a sperm whale with huge teeth was found in a peruvian desert. It is named Leviathan melvillei after the author of Moby Dick, Herman Melville (picture 2).
July 6th, 2010 at 9:43 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278452628 )
Leviathan melvillei — a newly described sperm whale named to honor Herman Melville, author of the whaling novel Moby-Dick
July 6th, 2010 at 9:55 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278453339 )
Recently,it was announced that a new species of extinct giant sperm whale, Leviathan melvillei was named in honor of Herman Melville. The paleontologists who discovered the fossil are all fans of Moby-Dick and wanted to dedicate their discovery to Melville.
July 6th, 2010 at 10:02 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278453773 )
Ancient Whale fossil. Named after Moby Dick author. Leviathan melvillei.
July 6th, 2010 at 10:20 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278454808 )
(1) Fossil of Leviathan melvillei
(2) Herman Melville
(3) Artistic view of the giant raptorial sperm whale Leviathan melvillei attacking a medium-size baleen whale off the coast of the area now occupied by Peru
The story is Leviathan melvillei being named after Herman Melville because the paleontologists who discovered the fossil are all fans of Moby-Dick (authored by Herman Melville) and wanted to dedicate their discovery to Melville.
In fact a lot of people[who?] are suggesting that Twitter “fail whale” should be depicted by this er… Leviathan
July 6th, 2010 at 10:48 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278456501 )
Paleontologists digging near the coast of Peru have uncovered the largest fossilized skull of a sperm whale ever found. The whale was christened Leviathan melvillei in honor of “Moby Dick” author Herman Melville.
July 6th, 2010 at 11:05 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278457559 )
Skull of a 12 million year old predatory sperm whale with 14 inch teeth that ate other smaller whales. Due to it’s predatory capabilities, it was named Leviathan Melvillei, after Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick.
July 6th, 2010 at 11:08 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278457680 )
The largest fossil sperm whale ever found.
Fossil was found by researchers in the Pisco-Ica desert, Peru, in 2008. Named after the author of “mobydick” herman Melville, its called “Leviathan Melville”.
It is an extinct species of physeteroid whale, which lived during the Miocene epoch.
Pic 1: The fossil that was unearthed.
Pic 2: Herman Melville, Author of Moby dick
Pic 3: the pic shows Leviathan melville would have attacked and killed other large whales.
July 7th, 2010 at 12:24 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278462260 )
Discovery of a follised skull of a large sperm whale in Peru. Later named Leviathan melvillei after Moby-Dick author Herman Melville
July 7th, 2010 at 1:36 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278466587 )
The largest fossilized skull of the mammal is found off the coast of Peru. The 12-million-year-old skull belonged to a now-extinct genus and species of sperm whale.The whale was christened Leviathan melvillei in honor of “Moby Dick” author Herman Melville.
July 7th, 2010 at 4:04 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278475486 )
recently discovered sperm whale is being named after herman melville.
July 7th, 2010 at 6:38 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278484723 )
Leviathan melvillei, recent massive Moby-Dick-eating whale fossil discovered.
July 7th, 2010 at 10:33 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278498808 )
1.The fossil of a giant whale called Leviathan Melvillei for having teeth bigger than a grown man’s forearms was found in Peru by paleontologists who said it may have been the largest predator to ever roam the seas.
2. Leviathan Melvillei,was named after the sea monster in the Bible and the author of “Moby Dick” Herman Melville
3. The Leviathan could have fed on other whales
July 8th, 2010 at 10:02 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278583347 )
The fossilised skull of a colossal whale has been found. . In homage to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, the beast has been named Leviathan melvillei.
July 8th, 2010 at 10:06 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278583595 )
The largest fossilized skull of the mammal is found off the coast of Peru. The 12-million-year-old skull belonged to a now-extinct genus and species of sperm whale!!!
These r christened as “Leviathan melvillie” in honor of “Moby dick” author , Herman melvillei!
July 8th, 2010 at 10:31 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278585097 )
A giant whale-eating whale. http://www.thaindian.com/newsp.....89170.html
July 8th, 2010 at 10:57 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278586650 )
Leviathan melvillei named after Herman Melville
July 8th, 2010 at 11:21 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278588109 )
Leviathan melvillei – extinct whale species named after H. Melville
July 8th, 2010 at 6:17 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278613039 )
the prehistoric whale in 3 was named moby dick
July 8th, 2010 at 11:25 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278631546 )
Image 1: Fossil of Leviathan Melville
Image 2: Herman Melville, Author of Moby Dick
Image 3: An artists representation of the giant killer whale hunting
The killer sperm whale was named after the mythological sea monster Leviathan from Moby Dick and its author Herman Melville.
July 9th, 2010 at 12:06 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278633986 )
a raptorial sperm whale Leviathan melvillei that’s MORE POWERFUL than normal whale!!!! BWUAHAHAAHA