Author:

Worm, Olaus  Search this

Type:

Citations

Date:

1655

Notes:

cap. xiii, de cetis pp. 279-280; cap xiv, de ceto dentato, balena, monocerote, pp. 280-287; cap. xv, de delphino, pristis, phoca, rosmaro, pp. 288-290; skull of narwhal figures, three views and a view of the tusk, pp. 283-285, also a grotesque figure of the animal p. .282. cap. xiii, de cetis consists mainly of a brief description of whaes conmtained in the Icelandic manuscript, "Speculum Regale.

Topic:

Morphology--External morphology  Search this

External morphology--External illustration  Search this

External illustration  Search this

Morphology--Osteology  Search this

Osteology--Skull illustration  Search this

Skull illustration  Search this

Taxonomy:

Carnivora--Pinnipedia

Cetacea--Mysticetes--Balaenidae--Balaena

Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Delphinus

Carnivora--Pinnipedia--Phocidae--Phoca

Data Source:

Marine Mammals Bibliography

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_bib_7788