Whale Shark

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Discipline
Vertebrate Zoology
Description
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
These specimens are segments of a Whale Shark jaw. The segments show the teeth of these large filter feeder sharks. The segments are 6.5 cm x 2.1 cm and 6.3 cm x 5.7 cm.
Number of objects in this record
2
Record Last Modified
31 Jan 2024
USNM Number
EO405508
Object Type
Education and Outreach collections
Scientific Name
Rhincodon typus
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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
Taxonomy
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Elasmobranchii, Orectolobiformes, Rhincodontidae
Topic
Education & Outreach
Record ID
nmnheducation_16919372
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b928b4b3-2eb9-4ad7-9e75-c0a3a0c45ae2
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