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Index of Subjects --001a113ee17004d044051fdd6941 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I've posted pictures of the sturgeon skull, scutes and plates here: http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/personel/recent.html Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 11 September 2015 at 09:37, jen cooper <iffercooper@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello Randy & all, > > I'd love to see a photo of the sturgeon if you have one... > > :) Jen > > ------------------------------ > From: randy.lauff@gmail.com > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:17:53 -0300 > Subject: [NatureNS] Atlantic Sturgeon, beached partial skeleton > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > > When Billy Digout emailed me and said friends of his found something odd > on the beach near Walkerville, Rich. Co., I was cautiously excited. > > As soon as I opened the package I knew it had to be a sturgeon! I devote > about ten minutes to the sturgeons and their allies in my Comparative > Anatomy course, and among other things I emphasize that these Bony Fish > actually have a skeleton of cartilage. I now know that the head skeleton is > covered by hard plates. Nothing like hands on experience to add to the > learning experience (mine in this case, my new students will get to see > this specimen in the future). > > I alerted DFO, and biologist Daphne Themelis got back to me. Based on the > size of the skull, she estimated the animal to be some 20 years old (which > I believe is about when they start to mate) and around 1.6 metres, total > length. > > Still hooked onto the end of the skull was some skin with the > characteristic scutes and some free scutes were found nearby as well. All > will be a nice addition to our collection here at StFX. We did not have any > sturgeon material in our collection up to this point - so not just a new > species, but a whole new group of fishes (Chondrosteans) are now > represented here. > > I want to thank the Burke family for reporting, collecting and temporarily > housing this very special find. > > Randy Lauff > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > --001a113ee17004d044051fdd6941 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I've posted pictures of the sturgeon skull, scutes and= plates here:<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/pe= rsonel/recent.html">http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/personel/recent.html</a><b= r></div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br= clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature">________________________= _________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</d= iv></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 11 September 2015 at 09:37, jen cooper <s= pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:iffercooper@hotmail.com" target=3D"_b= lank">iffercooper@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding= -left:1ex"> <div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello Randy & all, <br><br>I'd love to see a = photo of the sturgeon if you have one... <br><br>:) Jen <br><br><div><hr>Fr= om: <a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">randy.lauff@= gmail.com</a><br>Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:17:53 -0300<br>Subject: [NatureN= S] Atlantic Sturgeon, beached partial skeleton<br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:nat= urens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><div><di= v class=3D"h5"><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"4">When Billy Digout = emailed me and said friends of his found something odd on the beach near Wa= lkerville, Rich. Co., I was cautiously excited.</font><div><font size=3D"4"= ><br></font></div><div><font size=3D"4">As soon as I opened the package I k= new it had to be a sturgeon! I devote about ten minutes to the sturgeons an= d their allies in my Comparative Anatomy course, and among other things I e= mphasize that these Bony Fish actually have a skeleton of cartilage. I now = know that the head skeleton is covered by hard plates. Nothing like hands o= n experience to add to the learning experience (mine in this case, my new s= tudents will get to see this specimen in the future).</font></div><div><spa= n style=3D"font-size:large"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:= large">I alerted DFO, and biologist Daphne Themelis got back to me. Based o= n the size of the skull, she estimated the animal to be some 20 years old (= which I believe is about when they start to mate) and around 1.6 metres, to= tal length.</span><font size=3D"4"><br></font></div><div><font size=3D"4"><= br></font></div><div><font size=3D"4">Still hooked onto the end of the skul= l was some skin with the characteristic scutes and some free scutes were fo= und nearby as well. All will be a nice addition to our collection here at S= tFX. We did not have any sturgeon material in our collection up to this poi= nt - so not just a new species, but a whole new group of fishes (Chondroste= ans) are now represented here.</font></div><div><font size=3D"4"><br></font= ></div><div><font size=3D"4">I want to thank the Burke family for reporting= , collecting and temporarily housing this very special find.</font></div><d= iv><font size=3D"4"><br></font></div><div><font size=3D"4">Randy Lauff<br><= /font><div><font size=3D"4"><br></font></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:= large">_________________________________</span><br></div><div><div><div><fo= nt size=3D"4">RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</= font></div></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a113ee17004d044051fdd6941--
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