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strap-toothed whale; Mesoplodon Layardii (Gray, 1865); Te Kaha near Mouriuri strea...

strap-toothed whale, Mesoplodon Layardii (Gray, 1865), Te Kaha near Mouriuri stream, MM002655
Name/Title
strap-toothed whale
Identified By
van Helden, Anton
About this object
Skull, mandibles and tusk teeth of strap-toothed whale.

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Field Collector
Glaser, Andrew
Field Collection Date
2004
Field Collection Place Description
Te Kaha near Mouriuri stream
Object Type
Marine Mammal
Object number
MM002655

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skulls
whales


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New Zealand Whales and Dolphins - Toothed Whales - Strap-Toothed Whale (Mesoplodon layardi)
Strap-Toothed Whale (Mesoplodon layardi)
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
Although 11 species of beaked whales live in New Zealand waters, they are rarely seen alive. Much of the knowledge about beaked whales comes from examining their skeletons, and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa has the largest collection of these in the world. Dr Alan Baker is examining the bones of a strap-toothed beaked whale, which has tusks. This whale was stranded in the Chatham Islands in 1980.
Strap-toothed whale skeleton
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Mesoplodon layardii (Gray, 1865)
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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