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The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphiidae An Account of the Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphiidae in the Collection of the United States Museum...

True, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1858-1914· 2 chapters· 39,109 words

The mandibular tooth, which is shown in Pl. 2, fig. 3, is preserved on the right side only. Its dimensions are as follows: Length anteriorly in a straight line, 75 mm.; length from the apex to the posterior end of the root, straight, 60; greatest antero-posterior breadth, 28;...

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1. mm. A rather shallow groove runs along the inferior margin of the

The mandibular tooth, which is shown in Pl. 2, fig. 3, is preserved on the right side only. Its dimensions are as follows: Length anteriorly in a straight line, 75 mm.; length f...

2. mm. The external and internal surfaces of the tooth are about equally

convex and somewhat rugose without distinct furrows. The root is thicker than the remainder of the tooth and very rugose. It is entirely closed below, and the inferior outline i...