Wesleyan Osteology Collection

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Mammalia

Theria

Eutheria

Laurasiatheria

Cetartiodactyla

Delphinidae

Tursiops

T. truncatus

Tursiops truncatus

other resources:

Animal Diversity Web

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

Wikipedia

Wikispecies

natural bone cervical and thoracic spinal column

legacy beach find

Wesleyan College

note: extreme reduction of cervical vertebrae

single vertebra

partial mandible - note: secondarily homodont teeth