Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Blue whale

Description

Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758), blue whale, skeleton, Longniddry, East Lothian

Museum reference

Z.1870.41

Collection

Mammals

Scientific name(s)

species: Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Blue whale

Specimen details

Specimen form: Skeleton

Collection place(s)

Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Previous owner of jaws: Francis, 9th Earl of Wemyss

References

A whale in the Firth of Forth, Illustrated London News, Saturday Novermber 20th 1869, No. 1567 – vol. LV