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Common Name

Killer Whale

Specimen Numbers

SSSC-2011008

Species

Species: orca

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Cetacea Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Delphinidae Genus: Orcinus Species: orca 388

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	876.725	548.846	382.357
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	101.662	253.623	209.032
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	101.662	253.623	209.032
Cervical Vertebrae 3	101.662	253.623	209.032
Scapula	308.664	64.225	259.703

Specimen Elements

City

Kruzof Island

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Jan Straley

Collection

Sitka Sound Science Center Collections

Sex

Male

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

Sitka Sound Science Center

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

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Collected by Jan Straley and Shannon Atkinson. Given the informal name of Kruzof after the island where the specimen was recovered.

They had put disks of silicone between the vertebral epiphyses before we arrived to scan the specimen, and had cut them apart. Because of this many of the vertebra appear to have spikes on and around their articular surfaces.

The bones of the flippers (the humerus, ulna, radius, metacarpals, and phalanges) were immersed in Elmer's glue before we arrived and had sat on a flat surface to dry. This caused a number of problems with scanning, though we did try to mitigate the problems by removing as much of the excess as possible.

NOAA Fisheries MMHSRP Permit 932-1905