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No 14a Fetus Blue whale ♀ may 24/10 Aikawa
mother is no. 14
millimeters
1 Length arm back = 1660
2 Cir. of body off. tip of fln laid back = 880
3 snout to eye = 330
5 " " Blowhole center = 260
6 " " post. inst. pectoral = 620
7 " " " " dorsal = 1270
8 Eye to ear (center) = 130
9 " above ear = 8
10 Opening of eye = 15
12 notch of flukes & arms = 560
14 " " " " mammary slit = 600
15- " " " " navel = 820
16 " " " " post inst. dorsal = 470
17 " " " " " pectoral = 1120
18 Pectoral tip & head humerus = 300
19 " " " post. inst = 220
20 " " " ante " = 260
21 " greatest breadth = 70
22 Height of dorsal ventricl = 82
23 Flukes tip & tip = 430
24 " greatest breadth ant-post = 170
25- " depth notch = 30
26 Length right lobe (axially) = 255-
27 " left " " = 248
29 Depth peduncle at tail root flukes = 125-
30 " " " between " "
and arms = 190
31 Length right blowhole straight = 45-