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Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913

Natural History Museum

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    Object Details

    Collector

    Karen Clark
    North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

    Ocean/Sea/Gulf

    North Atlantic Ocean

    Record Last Modified

    20 Dec 2023

    Specimen Count

    1

    Collection Date

    17 Aug 2011

    Accession Number

    2075901

    Other Numbers

    Whale Field Number 1 : KLC 112

    USNM Number

    593609

    Total Length

    455 cm

    Weight

    951 kg

    Preparation

    Skeleton

    Remarks

    partial post-cranial

    Sex

    Male

    Stage

    Adult

    Place

    Corolla, 252 Atlantic Av, Ocean Hills., Currituck, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic Ocean

    Published Name

    Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913

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    Vertebrate Zoology
    Mammals

    Taxonomy

    Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae

    Data Source

    NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b0e5d59c-ec8a-49e5-986b-f9a4c8a3ed2d

    Record ID

    nmnhvz_11842104

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