Nehalaennia devossi (devos vinwhale)

North Sea Fossils to be used in the exposition in Historyland Hellevoetsluis, The Netherlands.

Life size, approximately 7 meter.

2021

Approximately 12 weeks.

This is the first time that a model is made of this animal. The skull was found in the Westerschede in 2014. Mr. Klaas Post lead the expedition where they found several new species of wales and dolphins, unknown to science, on the bottom of this body of water that leads to the harbor of Antwerp.

The scientific guidance for this model is done by the person that has found and described this animal.; Mr. K.Post.
Aquatic mammals, A. Brazier Howell.
Cetean Paleobiology, Felix G.Marx, Olivier Lambert and Mark D. Uhen,
The rise of marine mammals, Annalisa Berta,
The walking whales, J.G.M. Thewissen,
Die Cetaceen, E.J.Slijper,
Walvissen & dolfijnen, M. Wurtz and N.Reppetto,
Whales of the world, Spencer Wilkie Tinker.