Whale
name: label: Discipline
content: Paleobiology
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 - Miocene
label: Notes
content: This specimen is a humerus from a Squalodon calvertensis, an extinct toothed whale with a long snout. This humerus is located in the upper fin joint to improve control and maneuverability while swimming. This bone is 4.25cm thick and measures roughly 11.5cm x 5.25cm
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Apr 2020
label: Stratigraphy
content: Calvert
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: Squalodon calvertensis
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO50641
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Theria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Squalodontidae