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Common Name

Hooded Seal

Specimen Numbers

USNM-188962

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	248.604	180.429	108.148
Mandible Right	161.097	37.34	85.079
Mandible Left	164.148	36.397	83.936
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	47.346	132.037	52.914
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	52.388	61.426	60.972

Specimen Elements

City

Godbout, Saint Lawrence River, North Atlantic Ocean

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

N. A. Comeau

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Mammals

Sex

Female

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Mammals

Country: Canada State: Quebec - - Location: Godbout, Saint Lawrence River, North Atlantic Ocean

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Skull, Partial Skeleton. Missing Left Hand and Arm. SK, AX-Z, AP. Right Radius is labeled as a Left.