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Common Name

Short Beaked Common Dolphin

Specimen Numbers

USNM-550201

Species

Species: delphis

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Cetacea Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Delphinidae Genus: Delphinus Species: delphis 50

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	437.024	195.303	161.795
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	54.388	138.452	96.482
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	54.388	138.452	96.482
Cervical Vertebrae 3	18.97	45.621	58.878
Scapula	209.613	35.731	164.475

Specimen Elements

City

North Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod Bay

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: North Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod Bay

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Stranded; Length: 210 cm; Alive at time of collection (stranded.*Broken Ribs: R:5 (not healed), 9, 14. Broken Vertebra: Transverse Process: L1, L2, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16. Spinous process: T12, T13, T14, L1