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Common Name

Sea Otter

Specimen Numbers

UWBM-38677

Species

Species: lutris

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Family: Mustelidae Subfamily: Lutrinae Genus: Enhydra Species: lutris 93

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	127.434	93.813	71.366
Mandible Right	82.52	22.684	53.067
Mandible Left	84.67	21.598	51.025
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	18.547	60.339	30.186
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	34.652	33.514	32.702

Specimen Elements

City

Green Island

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Collection

Burke Museum: Mammology

Sex

Male

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Country: USA State: Alaska - - Location: Green Island

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Length: 47 inches. Specimen recovered in association with the Exxon Valdez oil spill