Rorqual Whale
name: label: Discipline
content: Paleobiology
label: Region
content: US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: Cenozoic - Neogene
label: Notes
content: partial mandible
label: Notes
content: This partial mandible from the mouth of a Rorqual whale or a baleen whale is broken in two pieces. These whales are the largest animals on Earth. The term baleen derives from the strong, flexible, and long protein plates in the whale's mouth. These plates strain large volumes of water to retrieve food such as krill. The rows of compact baleen are attached to the upper jaw only and allow the lower jaw to swing open to approximately 90 degrees. Each piece is about 3.75cm thick and measures roughly 28cm x 5.75cm and 19.5cm x 7cm.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 14
label: Record Last Modified
content: 20 Jun 2023
label: Stratigraphy
content: Yorktown
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: 3 mi. up river from Sting Ray Pt. on S. side of Rappahannock River along the cliffs., North America, United States, Virginia, Middlesex County
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Balaenoptera
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO50474
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Theria, Cetacea, Balaenopteridae