[Journals], 1908-1912
Page 38
Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Contributed by American Museum of Natural History Library. | www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
34 sterling skull These measurements were taken when the skull had been cleaned & are correct. Length (straight) (from tip of premax. to condyles taken below) = 477 cent. Breadth (squamosal) = 180 " Length of jaws (straight) = 450 " " " " (curved) = 485 " Measurements of Finback No.6 1 Total length (total of three sections) = 1865i 3 Snout to eye = 401 5 " " blowhole (center) = 347 10 Length eye opening = 9 12 notch of flukes to anuses 16 " " " post. mist of dorsal = 475i 18 Length of pectoral (tip to head humerus) = 230 19 " " " post. mist. = 145i 20 " " " ant. " = 195i 21 Greatest breadth pectoral = 60 22 Height dorsal (vertical) = 43 2 " " (apical) = 75i ant.-post length dorsal at base = 85 31 Length right blowhole straight = 44 32 " left " " = 41 33 Dist. apart of (anteriorly) = 5- 34 " " " posteneariy = 25i 40 Length row of baleen = 400 41 " longest plate of baleen = 80 42 Number plates " " (left side) = 332 43 " " " " in right part = 95