Megaptera novaeangliae (humpback whale) - CCSN-03-046

Abstract

Megaptera novaeangliae (humpback whale) - CCSN-03-046 - female - 12.20 m - Pelvic location - Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, OK. 39.7-foot (1210 cm) adult female washed ashore on the south end of South Beach, Chatham, MA. The entire skeleton was salvaged in 6 hours on 5 April. All bones were saved, and the ears were left in place. This was an un-named whale first seen in 2002. None of the vertebral discs are fused. The baleen was cut into sections for educational use, but some sections were kept with the skeleton. The cleaned skeleton was given to the Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City, OK where its articulated skeleton is the centerpiece of the osteology museum. In an episode of the TV series “Dirty Jobs”, the host Mike Rowe, power washed her already cleaned skull.