Beluga Whale
name: label: Discipline
content: Paleobiology
label: Region
content: US Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY)
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: Notes
content: This specimen is a whole ear bone from a Beluga Whale. These whales have two small external openings on both sides of the head. Located a few inches past the eyes, belugas' ears may receive some sound waves. This ear bone is about 1.75cm thick and measures 3cm x 2.25cm.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Apr 2020
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Lee Creek Mine, S side of Pamlico River near Aurora, North America, United States, North Carolina, Beaufort 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: Delphinapterus
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO50344
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetartiodactyla, Cetancodonta, Monodontidae