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Descriptive catalog of the osteological series contained in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons

Catalog Data

Author:
Owen, R  Search this
Type:
Citations
Date:
1853
Notes:
P. gangetica var. minor p. 448-449. Mackintosh and Wheeler (1929:447) said that Owen had said that whales did not fuse their vertebrae (based on study of the specimens then available). Mead has table contents, pp. 439-458 (Cetacea), 459-470 (Sirenia).
Topic:
Age  Search this
Osteology  Search this
Ganges susu  Search this
Ganges River dolphin  Search this
Systematics  Search this
Growth, curve  Search this
Taxonomy:
Cetacea--Mysticetes
Cetacea--Odontocetes
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Platanistidae--Platanista--gangetica
Data Source:
Marine Mammals Bibliography
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_bib_11563