Specimen Name: Physeter macrocephalus
Common Name: Sperm whale
Specimen Code: 05MAMM00001
Acquisition Method: Purchased (May 2019)
Locale: St. Lawrence Seaway
Formation: Unknown
Geologic Time Period: Neogene Period
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Tetrapoda – Amniota – Synapsida – Mammalia – Ungulata – Artiodactyla – Whippomorpha – Cetacea – Odontoceti – Physeteridae – Physeter – Macrocephalus
Description of Specimen:
A broken black tooth with extensive root system – tooth part is visible through shiny black enamel
Measurements of Specimen:
123mm x 35mm x 23mm
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