Cetacean Bones
Mount Hope Veterinary School Collection
Dolphin Skull
Dorsal View of Skull
Ventral View of Skull
Ventral View of Skull and Lower Jaw
Dorsal View of Lower Jaw
Lateral View of Skull
Anterior View of Skull
Close-up of Teeth
Whale Skull
Dorsal View of Skull
Ventral View of Skull
Lateral View of Skull
Anterior View of Skull
Lower Jaw
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Dolphin Skull
Dorsal View of Skull
Ventral View of Skull
Ventral View of Skull and Lower Jaw
Dorsal View of Lower Jaw
Lateral View of Skull
Anterior View of Skull
Close-up of Teeth
Notes on Dolphin Skull
Tooth/socket count
Upper jaw = 46 (R=23; L=23)
Lower jaw = 48 (R=24; L=24)
Teeth seemed rougher than pilot whale's teeth and has tiny grooves which you can see in the picture above.
Length of skull =26" (66cm) approximately
Upper jaw = 46 (R=23; L=23)
Lower jaw = 48 (R=24; L=24)
Teeth seemed rougher than pilot whale's teeth and has tiny grooves which you can see in the picture above.
Length of skull =26" (66cm) approximately
Whale Skull
Dorsal View of Skull
Ventral View of Skull
Lateral View of Skull
Anterior View of Skull
Lower Jaw
Notes on Whale Skull
Tooth/socket count
Upper jaw = 14 (R=7; L=7)
Lower jaw = 12 (R=6; L=6)
Length of skull = 22" (60cm) approximately)
Tooth/socket count
Upper jaw = 14 (R=7; L=7)
Lower jaw = 12 (R=6; L=6)
Length of skull = 22" (60cm) approximately)
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