Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by American Museum of Natural History Library.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
111
Dlst. between ant, wrist, fins below = 3 1/5.
" " post, " " " " = 3 4/5.
Jawer jaws beyond upper = 9
Height of eye above line of mouth & center = 1/5
Length of back = 5.3
" " V of " = 1 4/5
Girth head at eyes = 6 5/8
" " body " anies = 4 1/2
" " " inf ront of fins = 8 3/8.
Breadth of snout at base of V over curve: 7.6
Dist. from corner to corner of mouth over head=2 7/5.
Stomach contained many small fish
bones
Measurements
No 28 Tursio borealis (Peale) 31 June 12/10 Akana
Length straight snout to notch = 19 7/8
" " over back " " = 20 4/61
Cir. of body opposite fins laid back
Snout to eye = 3 5/5.
" " corner of mouth
" " blowhole (center)
" " post. base pectoral = 6 1/7
Length eye opening
Notch plebes to anies = 6 1/2
" " " fins = 6 5/0
" " navel
" " part, wrist, pectoral = 14/10
Pectoral tip to post. wrist.
" " ant. wrist.
" " greatest width (at ankle)