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Key Information
- Title:
- Minke Whale
- Object Name:
- mammal
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1986.1030
- Brief Description:
- Marine mammal bone; the skull of a Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) washed ashore at Broomfleet Island, south-east of Broomfleet, East Yorkshire, on 6th - 8th May 1985. The whale measured 17 ft in length and was probably the same individual reported ashore at Goole Fields a few days before. The specimen is cited. Other bones from this whale include a humerus (KINCM:1987.292) and a lumbar vertebra (KINCM:1987.291) and a cervical vertebra (KINCM:1987.293).
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approximate | 1051[mm] |
