Whale skull (Mesoplodon layardii (Strap-toothed whale))
01/01/1875; 31/12/1875; 1875 - 1875
NMS-Z.1956.36.48
Notes: Skull, mandible - rostrum damaged, mandible damaged. Right tympano-periotic bones separate. Right tooth removed and sectioned. Juvenile (immature), probably female according to Turner. Skeleton (no flippers) missing. Washed up at Port Sussex, East Falkland Island, [late] 1875 and collected by H. N. Moseley at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. Challenger specimen C (see HMS Challenger...
Description
Notes: Skull, mandible - rostrum damaged, mandible damaged. Right tympano-periotic bones separate. Right tooth removed and sectioned. Juvenile (immature), probably female according to Turner. Skeleton (no flippers) missing. Washed up at Port Sussex, East Falkland Island, [late] 1875 and collected by H. N. Moseley at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. Challenger specimen C (see HMS Challenger cetacean report, page 1)