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IN 1935, the hind part of a skull, two lower jaws and other bones of a juvenile whale were found in the soil of the Wieringermeer, a reclaimed part of the Zuider Zee. Dr. van Deinse and I came to the conclusion that these bones must have belonged to a young specimen of Rhachianectes glaucus. Close comparison of the bones with a skeleton of R. glaucus in the British Museum (Natural History) proved that our conclusion was a correct one. Mr. M. A. C. Hinton and Mr. F. C. Fraser are also convinced that our identification is right.
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JUNGE, G. Bones of a Whale from the Wieringermeer, Zuider Zee. Nature 138, 78 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138078b0
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