Help Identify This Whale Skull

[pwfletcher]

This whale skull washed up on the beach in front of my house today. I live next to the Channel Islands Harbor in California. It is approximately 5 feet long and weighs 100+ pounds. The whale was approximately 15 - 20 feet long (a baby I believe), had striations under its jaw, and a very small dorsal approximately 2/3rd's of the way back toward its tail. Thanks!

 

[Jim Ernst]

if you pm ishie she can probley help you , she is an anthropoligy major, she does know her stuff well, i sent her an e-mail to come and look at your thread if she gets time!!

 

[Otter]

This whale skull washed up on the beach in front of my house today. I live next to the Channel Islands Harbor in California. It is approximately 5 feet long and weighs 100+ pounds. The whale was approximately 15 - 20 feet long (a baby I believe), had striations under its jaw, and a very small dorsal approximately 2/3rd's of the way back toward its tail. Thanks!

So thats where you moved to. You doing any diving or just collecting shells (er skulls) on the beach

 

[pwfletcher]

Whale Skull Identified - It is the skull of a baby Minke whale and has found a new home in a local natural history museum. Thanks