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Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, VT2501

Physical Description

Skull of a bottlenose dolphin, with teeth absent. Skull contains sand (presumably from where it was collected or buried for defleshing).

Field Collection

Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D) (a - Skull): 200 x 260 x 520mm
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D) (b - Bone fragment): 50 x 20 x 40mm

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