Narwhal tusk Narwhal tusk with the tip and the a portion of the proximal end broken. The tusk has been previously repaired roughly 93cm from the base of the tusk. The tusk is chipped along the length and in addition has a number of ink stains and what appear to be household paint blobs at certain lengths.
Sex
male
Developmental Stage
adult
Binomial Name
Monodon monoceros
Publications
- Nicholls, Emma-Louise, Specimen of the Week Blog Series, http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2017/01/06/specimen-of-the-week-273-the-narwhal-tusk/
Dimensions
entire length: 185 cm entire diameter: 6.5 cm Diameter at the proximal end entire diameter: 2 cm Diameter at distal end
