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"Dorsal fin like this" which on vertebrates
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while is only present on the right?
the supplementary last ribs be not counted as
a number - Their formulae would be as follows:
C7 R-15 L.10 Ca
or C7 R 14 L 11 Ca 2)
There are 10 chevrons - The 1st is small + has
not immediately
us terminal spines - 2nd larger + joined at
costal ends - 3rd is highest in series with
longest spine - 4th is about same height
as no 2 + they all decrease rapidly in
size to last - It has article this same
arrangement in all the Humpbacks
as it may be considered constant
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, 10
chevrons
Length of articulated skeleton is 14/ per scale.
Dumerivantay last ribs on right side only -
Ribs = Right 15- Left 14
The terminal caudal is no bigger than a
large flea but is freely ossified -
There were only 3 configurations in the
caudus - all the distal proximal rows
were not recorded to day.
Formulae for phalanges now:
I 2 II 5 III 7 IV 2? 3 (very few specimens)
Total length
Carrying body
Snout to eye
.. .. .. Ear
... Humerus
1385-
560
35-1
406
470