Supplement to the catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum

by John Edward Gray

5. DIOPLODON.

Dioplodon, Gray, l. c. pp. 327, 355; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 10.

Teeth 2 or 4, conical, in the middle of the sides of the lower jaw. Lower jaw broad behind, suddenly contracted in front. Symphysis moderate, not reaching halfway to the teeth.

1. Dioplodon sechellensis.

Ziphius sechellensis, Gray, Synops. Whales & Dolph. t. 6. f. 1, 2 (skull).

Dioplodon sechellensis, Gray, Cat. S. & W. p. 355; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 10, t. 5. f. 4; Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1870, vi. p. 343, fig. (skeleton); Gervais, Ostéog. Cét. t. 25 (skull).

Dioplodon densirostris, Gervais, Zool. Paléont. Franç. t. 43. f. 3-6.

Fig. 11.