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Ziphius cavirostris; Cuvier's Beaked Whale   

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Ziphius cavirostris
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Photographer: Seth B. Benson
Collection: MVZ

ID: 0000 3333 0531 2961 (2016-06-09)

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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Aug 30, 1962
  • latitude 38.19841   longitude -122.96437   max error distance 1569 meters     View on Google Maps.
  • horizontal datum North American Datum 1927
  • georeferencing source Terrain Navigator 3.02 USGS 1:24000
  • location   Wood Beach, 3 mi S, 1.6 mi E Tomales Bluff, 0.5 mi N N end McClure Beach (Marin County, California, US)
  • family Ziphiidae
  • order Cetacea
  • class Mammalia
  • phylum Chordata
  • species associated with this habitat: Ziphius cavirostris ssp.  
  • description   Beaked whale head, Ziphius cavirostris
  • MVZ database record for this image   MVZ 8980
  • From the collection of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology   Mamm 129645  
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  • DOI http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7299/X7XP74XZ
  • photo category: Animal - Mammal
  • batch id: batchid_2016-06-09_18:59:21_5117

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Cuvier's Beaked Whale
  • View Arctos taxonomy record for Ziphius cavirostris ssp.  
  • View all photos in CalPhotos of Ziphius cavirostris
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge    Nov 18, 2022

    Action: changed name from "Ziphius cavirostris ssp." to "Ziphius cavirostris "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Format"

     
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