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Common Name

Narwhal

Specimen Numbers

UAM-3380

Species

Species: monoceros

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Cetacea Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Monodontidae Genus: Monodon Species: monoceros 688

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	578.865	381.725	279.897
Mandible Right	455.701	51.935	124.389
Mandible Left	464.836	57.747	128.001
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	66.263	193.839	106.519
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	74.49	180.765	128.17

Specimen Elements

City

Spafarief Bay Alaska

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Otto W. Geist

Collection

University of Alaska Mammals

Sex

Male

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

University of Alaska Museum of the North

Country: USA State: Alaska - - Location: Spafarief Bay Alaska

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Tip of tusk to notch, 16 feet 3 inches. Date found dead on beach. Skeleton is nearly complete.

A small tip fragment of another Narwhal was found imbedded in the right mandible.