Whale ear bone (Mesoplodon layardii (Strap-toothed whale))

16/09/1875; 16 September 1875

NHMUK-M 509

Citations: Deep Sea Deposits, Report of the Scientific Results of the Exploring Voyage of HMS Challenger 1873-1876. Plate 7, figure 6 and 7

Artwork details

Accession number: NHMUK-M 509

Holding institution: Natural History Museum, London

Date collected: 16/09/1875; 16 September 1875

Area or Water body:

FAO:

Taxonomic groups:

Form: Dry

Station:

Gear: Trawl

Field measurements and observations:

Bottom Temperature (°F): 35.1
Depth (Fathoms): 2350
Sediment sample: Red clay
Specific Gravity at water bottom: 1.02799
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02326
Surface Temperature (°F): 80
Temperature at x fathoms: 78.9;78.8;78.7;78.6;78.4;78.2;77.7;76.4;75.1;73.7;72.2;70.6;68.8;67;65.1;63.1;61;58.8;56.6;54.3;44.8;41.9;40.3;39.1;38.3;37.8;37.3;36.9;36.6;36.3;36;35.7;35.4

Citations: Deep Sea Deposits, Report of the Scientific Results of the Exploring Voyage of HMS Challenger 1873-1876. Plate 7, figure 6 and 7