Basking Shark

vertebrae

A history of the fishes of the British Islands London :G. Bell,1877-1878. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52699264

Shadows in the sea Philadelphia,Chilton Books[1963] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10741327

Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: English: A Basking Shark beaten by the northerly winds Time runs out for this shark on the East Beach at Lossiemouth. Date: 25 October 2009. Source: From geograph.org.uk. Author: Des Colhoun. Attribution(required by the license)InfoFieldDes Colhoun / A Basking Shark beaten by the northerly winds / CC BY-SA 2.0. InfoFieldDes Colhoun / A Basking Shark beaten by the northerly winds. Camera location57° 43′ 03″ N, 3° 16′ 30″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 57.717530; -3.275000. Object location57° 43′ 03″ N, 3° 16′ 30″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 57.717530; -3.275000.

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Description: English: Amandus Ellingsen with a Basking shark that he has caught in 1960. Date: 5 December 2014. Source: https://digitaltmuseum.no/021015631571/kvantolands-protokoll-amandus-med-brugda-ellingsen-amandus-sorfold-kvanntolan. Author: Lyder Kvantoland (1893–1972) . . Description: Norwegian photographer, local historian and writer. Date of birth/death: 28 July 1893 1972 . Location of birth: Sørfold. Authority control: : Q16063523 VIAF: 229934463 ISNI: 0000 0003 6602 768X BIBSYS: 90698604 KulturNav: 5ecf04fe-e851-4c1e-a3c1-b4cd2226f716. creator QS:P170,Q16063523 Nordland Museum . . Native name: Nordlandsmuseet. Location: Bodø, Norway. Coordinates: 67° 16′ 55″ N, 14° 22′ 56″ E . Established: 1888. Web page: Nordlandsmuseet. Authority control: : Q7406073. institution QS:P195,Q7406073.

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Description: Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). Date: 8 June 2009, 13:15. Source: SHARK!. Author: rossbeane.

Description: English: Cetorhinus maximus. Date: 31 December 2009. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/etee/4233583985/in/photostream/. Author: Etee.

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Description: Bain News Service,, publisher. Shark caught on Pacific Coast [between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920] 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Notes: Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Format: Glass negatives. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.22426 Call Number: LC-B2- 3938-5. Source: Shark caught on Pacific Coast (LOC) : This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ggbain.22426.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. العربية | беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | suomi | français | עברית | magyar | italiano | 日本語 | lietuvių | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | português do Brasil | русский | sicilianu | slovenčina | slovenščina | Türkçe | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/−. Author: The Library of Congress. Permission(Reusing this file): The Library of Congress @ Flickr Commons.