Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Physeter macrocephalus

  • Preferred Common name

    Sperm Whale

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Mark Darragh, Jim Cozens - Museum Victoria, Peter Swinkels - Museums Victoria

  • Sampling Method

    salvage

  • Date Visited From

    27/03/2001

  • Date Visited To

    28/03/2001

  • 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

    The passage between Griffiths Island and the mainland, Port Fairy

  • Latitude

    -38.38

  • Longitude

    142.23

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    AMG conversion, collection or Gazetteer