Annelida Polychaeta | Sedentaria
Siboglinidae Osedax
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GR-789, GR789. Dissected from ethanol-preserved cow bone disk W10222 by Greg Rouse, January 2025.

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T1163 | cow bones

Whalefall "Patrick", Monterey Submarine Canyon

36.7083° N
122.1053° W

1820.0 m

Dec. 20, 2007

ROV Tiburon

R/V Western Flyer

Greg Rouse

Greg Rouse

EtOH 95%

EtOH 95%

Cow bones experimentally deployed at site of "Patrick" grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), deployed at 1820 m. Vrijenhoek 2009 notebook lists Patrick (homer #76) as 36 42.4981 N, 122 6.3158 W (36.708302, -122.105263), depth 1820 m. Some Vrijenhoek samples use 36 42.4965 N, 122 6.3161 W (36.708275, -122.105268), 1819 m. Consensus coordinates 36°42.496’N, 122°6.316’W (36.70827, -122.10527) from D12.