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The Orca bone atlas is a fantastic resource for whale skeletal anatomy - you can view beautiful renderings of the skeleton and download 3d PDFs of all the bones that can then be rotated and viewed at any angle.
The 3d scans were done by the Idaho Virtualization Laboratory
Posted on March 3, 2013 with 190 notes
Source: ptmsc.org
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Zoologisches Museum Kiel
Posted on December 10, 2012 via Velozee with 188 notes
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Skeleton Necklaces!
Wanted to try out some different species… had a lot of fun with these! They are available for sale through my Facebook page, and will be on my Etsy page in the near future. $20 plus shipping!
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Orca and other toothed whales by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
Die vollständigste Naturgeschichte des In- und Auslandes /.
Dresden ;Expedition der vollständigsten Naturgeschichte,1845-1846.
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15721204 -
Posted on February 17, 2012 with 146 notes
Source: carnivoraforum.com
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“1. Delphinus orca now called Orcinus orca - The killer whale, Lacep. ; 2. Delphinus capensis, Duss. ; 5. Delphinus globiceps, Guv.”
From ‘The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization’ Henderson, 1834-1837) Cuvier, Georges,
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[top] Delphinus orca now called Orcinus orca - The killer whale [bottom] Balaena Mysticetus - The bowhead whale
From: ‘Greenland, the adjacent seas, and the North-west Passage to the Pacific Ocean illustrated in a voyage to Davis’s strait, during the summer of 1817’ By Bernard O’Reilly, esq Published 181
Posted on February 16, 2012 with 95 notes
Source: openlibrary.org





![[top] Delphinus orca now called Orcinus orca - The killer whale [bottom] Balaena Mysticetus - The bowhead whale
From: ‘Greenland, the adjacent seas, and the North-west Passage to the Pacific Ocean illustrated in a voyage to Davis’s strait, during the summer of 1817’ By Bernard O’Reilly, esq Published 181](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzg8fjFbdV1qgzqeto1_r1_500.jpg)