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26 August 2021 New Humpback Whale Remains from the Holocene (Quaternary) of Osaka, Japan
Yoshihiro Tanaka, Hiroyuki Taruno
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Abstract

The generic name of the humpback whale, Megaptera was named after their forelimb, which means a “large wing”. New whale remains (specimen number: OMNH-QV 60) including the right scapula, humerus, and radius from the Namba Formation, Holocene in Osaka, Japan is reported as a humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae based on diagnoses of the species; having reduced acromion and coracoid processes of the scapula, and long humerus and radius. The body length of the individual can be estimated as 13 m based on the proportion between forelimb elements and body length. It suggests that OMNH-QV 60 is adult. The specimen is a certain record of Megaptera novaeangliae from Holocene sediments in Japan with size estimation.

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Yoshihiro Tanaka and Hiroyuki Taruno "New Humpback Whale Remains from the Holocene (Quaternary) of Osaka, Japan," Mammal Study 46(4), 317-322, (26 August 2021). https://doi.org/10.3106/ms2021-0007
Received: 20 January 2021; Accepted: 31 May 2021; Published: 26 August 2021
KEYWORDS
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Megaptera novaeangliae
Mysticeti
Namba Formation
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