3D scan of the skeleton of an adult franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei).
The franciscana, or La Plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) is a species of dolphin found in coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South America. It is a member of the river dolphin group, together with Iniidae and Platinistidae families, and the only one that lives in the ocean and saltwater estuaries, rather than inhabiting exclusively freshwater systems. Males range to 1.6 meters and female 1.8 meters, weighing up to 50 kilograms.
Specimen: La Plata dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d’Orbigny, 1844)
Inventory number: C 273
Collection: Natural History Museum University of Pisa
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Scanned By Gaia Caneve and Marco Merella and edited by Marco Merella
Scanner: EINScan Pro HD
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