[Nhcoll-l] Mola mola reference images?

[Bernhard Bock]

If I remember my visit to Copenhagen correctly they also have an  
articulated Mola skeleton. Maybe you can find some pics or try to get  
one.

Greetings

Zitat von Anne Swann <aswann at mdirss.org>:

> You might check out the Smithsonian Collections. A quick query indicates
> they have several dry specimens and at least one skeleton. I didn't do a
> deep dive.
>
> https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/fishes/
>
> You could maybe contact them for a photo of the skull. Or go on a road
> trip.
>
> Harvard's MCZ only has wet specimens. I can't think of any other big
> collectins that would store dry specimens besides the Smithsonian. Also...
> some Australian and New Zealand museums have specimens.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 2:22 PM Truth Muller <tmuller21 at coa.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am currently working on a group skeleton articulation project at College
>> of the Atlantic for the Dorr Museum of Natural History. We are attempting
>> to assemble the skeleton of a *Mola mola* that washed up at our college's
>> offshore research station last year, and we've run into some difficulty: We
>> can't find good reference images for the skull. Internet searches have
>> turned up a few sketches of the skull in profile, but we can find nothing
>> about bones inside the skull. An exploded image would be extremely helpful,
>> but anything, photos, sketches, of the skull at a different angle would be
>> of use. If anyone has any leads, we would be very grateful.
>>
>> Truth Muller
>> Student manager of Marine Wet Collections
>> George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
>> 105 Eden St.
>> Bar Harbor, ME 04609
>>
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