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[caption and two photos of a whale stranded at Cape Bridgewater, Victoria, Australia]

Catalog Data

Author:
Anonymous  Search this
Type:
Citations
Date:
1950
Notes:
Photos taken by Keith J. Kittson. Mis-identified as either M. grayi or M. layardii. Head shape clearly identifies it as H. planifrons.
Topic:
Stranding ?? Stranding forms  Search this
Southern bottlenose whale  Search this
Morphology--External morphology  Search this
External morphology--External photographs  Search this
External photographs  Search this
Taxonomy:
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Hyperoodon--planifrons
Data Source:
Marine Mammals Bibliography
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_bib_9061