The find of a whale barnacle, Cetopirus complanatus (M\xc3\xb6rch, 1853), in 10th century deposits in the Netherlands
A specimen of Cetopirus complanatus dating from the 10th century A.D. is described from archaeological excavations at Tiel, the Netherlands. Two vertebral parts of northern right whales Eubalaena glacialis: a vertebral arch and an epiphysis, were also found, possibly dating from the same period.\nTh...
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ftnaturalis:oai:repository.naturalis.nl:317559 2024-02-11T10:03:35+01:00 The find of a whale barnacle, Cetopirus complanatus (M\xc3\xb6rch, 1853), in 10th century deposits in the Netherlands Holthuis, L.B. (Lipke) Smeenk, C. Laarman, F.J. 1998-01-01 application/pdf https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317559 unknown https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317559 Zoologische Verhandelingen vol. 323 no. 27, pp. 349-363 Cetopirus complanatus Cirripedia whale barnacles The Netherlands archaeological find history distribution host species Eubalaena right whales Eubalaena glacialis northern right whale North Atlantic North Sea whaling info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1998 ftnaturalis 2024-01-17T23:22:29Z A specimen of Cetopirus complanatus dating from the 10th century A.D. is described from archaeological excavations at Tiel, the Netherlands. Two vertebral parts of northern right whales Eubalaena glacialis: a vertebral arch and an epiphysis, were also found, possibly dating from the same period.\nThe disc-like epiphysis had been used as a cutting board. The specimens probably had reached Tiel through early trade in whale products. Cetopirus complanatus is only known from right whales of the genus Eubalaena. It has not been found in the Northern Hemisphere since the late 19th century. Its host species in the North Atlantic and North Pacific, E. glacialis, is now very rare as a result of whaling. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic Naturalis Institutional Repository Pacific |
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Cetopirus complanatus Cirripedia whale barnacles The Netherlands archaeological find history distribution host species Eubalaena right whales Eubalaena glacialis northern right whale North Atlantic North Sea whaling Holthuis, L.B. (Lipke) Smeenk, C. Laarman, F.J. The find of a whale barnacle, Cetopirus complanatus (M\xc3\xb6rch, 1853), in 10th century deposits in the Netherlands |
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A specimen of Cetopirus complanatus dating from the 10th century A.D. is described from archaeological excavations at Tiel, the Netherlands. Two vertebral parts of northern right whales Eubalaena glacialis: a vertebral arch and an epiphysis, were also found, possibly dating from the same period.\nThe disc-like epiphysis had been used as a cutting board. The specimens probably had reached Tiel through early trade in whale products. Cetopirus complanatus is only known from right whales of the genus Eubalaena. It has not been found in the Northern Hemisphere since the late 19th century. Its host species in the North Atlantic and North Pacific, E. glacialis, is now very rare as a result of whaling. |
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Holthuis, L.B. (Lipke) Smeenk, C. Laarman, F.J. |
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Holthuis, L.B. (Lipke) Smeenk, C. Laarman, F.J. |
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The find of a whale barnacle, Cetopirus complanatus (M\xc3\xb6rch, 1853), in 10th century deposits in the Netherlands |
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The find of a whale barnacle, Cetopirus complanatus (M\xc3\xb6rch, 1853), in 10th century deposits in the Netherlands |
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The find of a whale barnacle, Cetopirus complanatus (M\xc3\xb6rch, 1853), in 10th century deposits in the Netherlands |
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The find of a whale barnacle, Cetopirus complanatus (M\xc3\xb6rch, 1853), in 10th century deposits in the Netherlands |
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The find of a whale barnacle, Cetopirus complanatus (M\xc3\xb6rch, 1853), in 10th century deposits in the Netherlands |
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find of a whale barnacle, cetopirus complanatus (m\xc3\xb6rch, 1853), in 10th century deposits in the netherlands |
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Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic |
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Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic |
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Zoologische Verhandelingen vol. 323 no. 27, pp. 349-363 |
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