Under the scientific direction of dr. Michela
Podestà, curator of Vertebrate Zoology at Natural History Museum of
Milan, I drew the osteology of Physeter macrocephalus and
Grampus griseus, in addition to a comparative study of
Stenella coeruleoalba and Delphinus delphis
skulls.
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus), skull in lateral and
ventral view
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus), fin
Risso’s Dolphin (Grampus griseus), cervical
vertebrae in ventral and dorsal view
Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba, left) and Common
Dolphin (Delphinus delphis, right) skulls in dorsal
view