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SSSC-2011008 -- Orcinus orca

Courtesy of Sitka Sound Science Center

Common Name

Killer Whale
Species

Orcinus orca
Specimen Number

SSSC-2011008
Sex

Male
Cause Of Death

Unknown
Mass

0
Age

Modern
Repository

Sitka Sound Science Center
City

Kruzof Island
Collection

Sitka Sound Science Center Collections
Collector

Jan Straley
Owner

Sitka Sound Science Center
Comment

Collected by Jan Straley and Shannon Atkinson. Given the informal name of Kruzof after the island where the specimen was recovered.; They had put disks of silicone between the vertebral epiphyses before we arrived to scan the specimen, and had cut them apart. Because of this many of the vertebra appear to have spikes on and around their articular surfaces.; The bones of the flippers (the humerus, ulna, radius, metacarpals, and phalanges) were immersed in Elmer's glue before we arrived and had sat on a flat surface to dry. This caused a number of problems with scanning, though we did try to mitigate the problems by removing as much of the excess as possible.; NOAA Fisheries MMHSRP Permit 932-1905
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Alternative Views

Idaho Virtual Museum

SSSC-2011008 -- Orcinus orca

Courtesy of Sitka Sound Science Center

Alternative Views

Cranium (Axial)

Jaw (Axial)

Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas (Axial)

Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis (Axial)

Cervical Vertebrae 3 (Axial)

Cervical Vertebrae 4 (Axial)

Cervical Vertebrae 5 (Axial)

Cervical Vertebrae 6 (Axial)

Cervical Vertebrae 7 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 1 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 2 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 3 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 4 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 5 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 6 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 7 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 8 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 9 (Axial)

Thoracic Vertebrae 10 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 1 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 2 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 3 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 4 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 5 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 6 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 7 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 8 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 9 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 10 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 11 (Axial)

Lumbar Vertebrae 12 (Axial)

Innominate (Left)

Caudal Vertebrae 1 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 2 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 3 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 4 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 5 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 6 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 7 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 8 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 9 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 10 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 11 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 12 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 13 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 14 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 15 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 16 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 17 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 18 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 19 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 20 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 21 (Axial)

Caudal Vertebrae 22 (Axial)

Chevron, First (Axial)

Chevron 2 (Right)

Chevron 2 (Left)

Chevron 3 (Left)

Chevron 3 (Right)

Chevron 4 (Right)

Chevron 4 (Left)

Chevron 5 (Left)

Chevron 5 (Right)

Chevron 6 (Axial)

Chevron 7 (Axial)

Chevron 8 (Axial)

Chevron 9 (Axial)

Chevron 10 (Axial)

Chevron 11 (Axial)

Chevron 12 (Axial)

Chevron 13 (Axial)

Rib First (Left)

Rib Second (Left)

Rib 3 (Left)

Rib 4 (Left)

Rib 5 (Left)