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Common Name

Grey Seal

Specimen Numbers

USNM-504297

Species

Species: grypus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Family: Phocidae Genus: Halichoerus Species: grypus 399

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	184.061	113.577	83.412
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	33.6	77.526	41.467
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	45.25	43.549	47.344
Cervical Vertebrae 3	24.602	49.812	35.417
Scapula	102.925	23.992	84.184

Specimen Elements

City

Densport

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

New England Aquarium

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Mammals

Sex

Female

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Mammals

Country: USA State: Massachusetts - - Location: Densport

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Other Number: MH 75-43-HG. Total Length: 99 cm; Date Catalogued: 20 August 1975