Atractosteus spatula
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1845
name: label: Ocean/Sea/Gulf
content: North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
notes: label: Notes
content: Ledger note: "Parasphenoid bone" Specimen label: "'Bone' Cat. No. 2" Identified in ledger and on specimen label as Lepisosteus berlandieri. This name is not currently accepted.
label: Notes
content: Disarticulated skeletal elements stored in Osteo Collection. Skull, vertebrae, scales, and Parasphenoid bone housed in 4 separate boxes. Boxes 2 (skull), 3 (vertebrae), and 4 (scales) inside box 1 (Parasphenoid bone). A group of specimens, including this lot, were transferred to the USNM Department of Paleobiology in June 1982. This lot has been returned permanently to the Division of Fishes.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 27 Jun 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean
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content: Vertebrate Zoology
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content: Fishes
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Atractosteus spatula
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: 110188
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Semionotiformes, Lepisosteidae
physicalDescription: label: Prep Count
content: 1
label: Preparation
content: Dry Osteological Specimen