[NatureNS] Dolphin remains: I.D. assistance requested

From: Bernard Burke <bernieb1@EastLink.ca>
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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:32:45 -0400
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 Judging by the cone-shaped teeth, the short beak, and the swept back dorsal fin, internet searches are indicating to me that the scavenged and decomposed remains I viewed on the shoreline of River Bourgeois Cape Breton (for which I'm told was pretty much completely intact when first seen) was a Dolphin as opposed to a Porpoise. It would have been preferred to have seen this animal alive and intact, but anyhow, I was wondering if someone could I.D. for me of what remains of the animal. Here is the first of 3 photos. The animal carcass was about 6 feet in length:
 http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Other/recent-pics/916397_p25k9d/29/1638544451_bzztJ2q/Large
 
Bernard Burke 
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 
 

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<DIV>&nbsp;Judging by the cone-shaped teeth, the short beak, and the swept back dorsal fin,&nbsp;internet searches are&nbsp;indicating to&nbsp;me that the scavenged and decomposed&nbsp;remains I viewed on the shoreline of River Bourgeois Cape Breton (for which I'm told was pretty much completely intact when first seen)&nbsp;was a Dolphin as opposed to a Porpoise. It would have been preferred to have seen this animal alive and intact, but anyhow, I was wondering if someone could I.D. for me of what remains of the animal. Here is the first of 3 photos. The animal carcass was about 6 feet in length:</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Other/recent-pics/916397_p25k9d/29/1638544451_bzztJ2q/Large</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Bernard Burke&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Dartmouth, Nova Scotia&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

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