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Family: Ziphidae (Beaked whales)

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This left anterolateral view of the skull of a male Cuvier's Beaked Whale shows the peribullary sinuses (blue), air spaces that surround the bony ear complex (tympanoperiotic complex).  The pr  read more »

Image of an adult male Ziphius cavirostris reconstructed from CT  read more »

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This left anterolateral view is reconstructed from CT scans.  The image shows the skull (white), the anterior spermaceti organ (magenta), and the melon (yellow).

This is a skull bones reconstruction of a Ziphius adult male.  Obtained from CT scans and presented right side antero-laterally. 

Reconstructed adult Ziphius presented right side antero-laterally.

Adult Ziphius skull bones presented right side antero-laterally.