Osteological variation in the spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)

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William F. Perrin
R. Natalie P. Goodall
Mario A. Cozzuol

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Cranial and post-cranial variation is described for a large series of specimens of spectacled porpoise from Argentina and compared with that for specimens from other areas of the Southern Hemisphere. Condylobasal length in 54 adult skulls was 276-424. Tooth counts were 16-26 and 17-23 in the upper and lower jaws, respectively. Total number of vertebrae (n = 20) was 66-70. The rostrum may be relatively smaller in the Auckland Islands than in other regions.

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