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3D Cetacean Scanning

3D scans of ten Cetacean skulls collected between 1873 and 2007.

The dataset contains both baleen and toothed whales including Physeter macrocephalus (a sperm whale) the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator on Earth.

Scanning was done by Kate Burton using a Creaform Go!Scan 50 structured light scanner and the scans were processed using Geomagic Wrap software. Specimen and context data was provided by Richard Sabin.

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Cite this as

Richard C Sabin; Kaitlyn Burton; Natalie Cooper; Anjali Goswami (2018). 3D Cetacean Scanning [Data set]. Natural History Museum. https://doi.org/10.5519/0020467
Retrieved: 20:11 27 Mar 2026 (UTC) BibTeX

Additional Info

Field Value
Primary contributors
Sabin, Richard C;
Burton, Kaitlyn ( 0000-0002-5115-2675);
Cooper, Natalie ( 0000-0003-4919-8655);
Goswami, Anjali ( 0000-0001-9465-810X)
Other contributors
Temporal extent 1873 - 2007
Last updated 5 June 2018
Last resource update 5 June 2018 (Cuvier's beaked whale cranium)
Created 5 June 2018
License Creative Commons Non-Commercial (Any)