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Common Name

Hooded Seal

Specimen Numbers

USNM-550317

Species

Species: cristata

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Family: Phocidae Genus: Cystophora Species: cristata 401

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	227.978	169.737	102.36
Mandible Right	151.004	31.303	70.445
Mandible Left	148.939	30.201	71.433
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	40.735	108.692	49.576
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	50.35	49.406	63.53

Specimen Elements

City

Plymouth

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

New England Aquarium

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Mammals

Sex

Male

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Mammals

Country: USA State: Massachusetts - - Location: Plymouth

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

169cm