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!{{animal header}} | '''Scientific Classification''' | !{{animal header}} | '''Scientific Classification''' | ||
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| '''''Cetorhinus maximus'' | | | ||
'''''Cetorhinus maximus''''' | |||
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In 1977, the crew of the Japanese Trawler [[Zuiyo-maru]], pulled in a rotting carcass of a large animal, and were not sure if it was a whale, or a turtle without its shell. It was thought for a time to be the remains of a [[plesiosaur]] but was eventually identified as a Basking shark. | In 1977, the crew of the Japanese Trawler [[Zuiyo-maru]], pulled in a rotting carcass of a large animal, and were not sure if it was a whale, or a turtle without its shell. It was thought for a time to be the remains of a [[plesiosaur]] but was eventually identified as a Basking shark. | ||
== Anatomy == | |||
== Reproduction == | |||
==Ecology == | |||
[[Image:Basking shark distribution.gif|left|thumb|160px|Basking shark distribution.]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [[wikipedia:Basking shark|Basking shark]] by [[Wikipedia]] | * [[wikipedia:Basking shark|Basking shark]] by [[Wikipedia]] | ||
==See Also== | |||
[[Category:Cetorhinidae]] | [[Category:Cetorhinidae]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: Animal]] |