The formulas for the ossified phalanges in two American[39] and three Old
World specimens are as follows:
_Phalangeal formula of five specimens of Ziphius cavirostris._
Locality. I. II. III. IV. V.
Newport, Rhode Island 1 6 6 4 2
Barnegat City, New Jersey 1 6 6 4 3
Villefranche, France (Haeckel) 1 5 6 4 2
Pisa Museum, Italy (Van Beneden) 1 3(?) 5 4 1
Warrington, New Zealand (Scott and Parker) 1 5 5 4 2