Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Caperea marginata

  • Preferred Common name

    Pygmy Right Whale

  • Date Identified

    02/10/2014

  • Identified By

    Dr Erich Fitzgerald - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, blubber, Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Michael Pennell - Museum Victoria, Brendon Taylor - Museum Victoria, Steven Sparrey - Museum Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Parks Victoria

  • Sampling Method

    salvage

  • Date Visited From

    2/10/2014

  • Date Visited To

    2/10/2014

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Mammalogy

  • Collecting Areas

    Mammalogy

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Wilsons Promontory, Sealers Cove

  • Latitude

    -39.02

  • Longitude

    146.43

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    AMG conversion, collection or Gazetteer