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The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen
In 2012, John Ososky, a specimen preparator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
September 2019
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What the Megalodon Left Behind
The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018
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Clyde Roper: Squid Hunter - Architeuthis
Dr. Clyde Roper recounts the tale of his encounter with a giant squid...
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 10:11
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Clyde Roper On the Over-Sized Anatomy of the Giant Squid
Dr. Clyde Roper discusses the fascinating anatomy of the giant squid (Architeuthis...
Fri, 07/20/2012 - 12:57
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A Squalodontid Success
On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
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Smithsonian Fish Collections
There are about 4 million specimens in the fish collection housed at the National...
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Smithsonian Cephalopod Collection
This photo shows just a small part of the cephalopod collection at the...
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Scientists Discover Seven New Species of Fish
Starksia blennies, small coral reef fish with elongated bodies, have been...
March 2011
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale
Monodontids, the group of whales that includes the belugas and narwhals swimming...
March 2012
Personal Perspectives
What Lives in the Gulf of Mexico? Exploring Marine Collections on Google Earth
When he was 10 years old, Stephen Cairns lived in Cuba where he kept a collection...
May 2011