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A beaked whale stranded in the coast of British Columbia

Catalog Data

Author:
Cowan, I. M  Search this
Type:
Citations
Date:
1945
Notes:
this is the animal that has been referred to as a northern Pacific Hyperoodon. Rumor has it that Kellogg was sent a part of the jaw but no sign was found of that part at the USNM.
Topic:
Cuvier's beaked whale  Search this
Morphology--External morphology  Search this
External morphology--External photographs  Search this
External photographs  Search this
Taxonomy:
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Ziphius--cavirostris
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Hyperoodon
Data Source:
Marine Mammals Bibliography
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_bib_10035