Lisbon, 150 km north of, Portugal, Europe, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
2013
Taxonomy:
Animalia Animalia Chordata Chordata Mammalia Mammalia Cetacea Cetacea Balaenopteridae Balaenopteridae
Published Name:
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede, 1804
Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : No number
USNM Number:
STR18611
Specimen Count:
1
Notes:
Overall width of the specimen = 49cm Maximum width measured at the posterior (lower) end of the occipital bone = 37cm Condyles = 8cm long x 5cm wide Foramen magnum = 7cm wide x 6,5cm long on the anteroposterior axis
Cranium haul up by a fishing vessel a few weeks ago (written on 19 III 2013.