| Animalia |
BI-2022-31, #CSC
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Field codes: T486. Verbatim container markings: > 106m, whole vertebra, bone pickings, 10/9/02(?).
T486
Whalefall 2893 (Ruby), Monterey Submarine Canyon
36.613° N
122.433° W
2893.0 m
Oct. 9, 2002
ROV Tiburon
R/V Western Flyer
Shana Goffredi
Craig Smith
formalin 10% sw
EtOH 50%
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Grey whale fall (Eschrichtius robustus), naturally occurring. Rouse et al. Osedax paper, Science 2004, incorrectly lists dive date as 8 February 2002. Coordinates originally given as (36.6131, -122.4341). Updated 2019-04-19 to match coordinates (36.613, -122.433) in original site descriptions, Rouse et al. 2004 and Goffredi et al. 2004. US EEZ, federal waters.