Cetacea (whale fossil)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Cetacea (whale fossil)

Entry/Object ID

2011.57.20

Description

Description: Family: Mammutidae Class: Mammalia Order: Ceteca Genus:Unknown Common Name: Whale Bone Age: Unknown Location: Unknown Description: Thin slice, polished on both sides. Irregular patterns of porus structures, tan, beige and gray. Physical Characteristics: The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. It has just over eighty living species, divided into the suborders Odontoceti (the toothed whales, including dolphins and porpoises) and Mysticeti (the baleen whales). In addition, numerous species of extinct cetaceans exist, but they are not listed here. This list contains only the known, extant cetacean species including several recent discoveries (the Baiji is also included though it is believed to have gone extinct in 2006).Cetaceans are aquatic mammals characterised by having a fusiform (streamlined) body shape, paddle-shaped front limbs and vestigial hind limbs. The tail has been flattened into a fluke to aid propulsion. Family: Unknown Genus: Unknown Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Class: Mammalia Order: Ceteca Phylum: Chordata

Collection

Museum Collection of Fossils

Acquisition

Accession

2011.57

Source or Donor

Museum Collection of Fossils

Acquisition Method

Long-term Loan

Dimensions

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

1/4 in

Length

3-3/4 in

Location

Location

Drawer

Top Shelf

Shelf

Center, Center

Wall

North

Room

Delmar Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Steve Miller

Date

July 23, 2011

Location

Container

Right

Drawer

Front Row / Bottom

Shelf

Left

Cabinet

Case # 48

Wall

North

Room

Delmar Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent