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Common Name

Laysan Albatross

Specimen Numbers

USNM-630973

Species

Species: immutabilis

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Diomedeidae Genus: Phoebastria Species: immutabilis 231

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	173.981	58.614	53.026
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 3	0	0	0
Scapula	88.014	18.629	10.121

Specimen Elements

City

North Pacific Ocean:

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Thomas W. Claborn

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Sex

Male

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Country: USA State: Alaska - - Location: North Pacific Ocean:

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Prep C.A. Gebhard CAG 1123. Fat: moderate; bursa: none; L Testis: 11X8 mm; R Testis: 10X8 mm; Tissue: B17808; Fld Num: TWC-018B; Incidentally killed by Pelagic long line fisheries; Culmen: 116.8 mm; Tarsus: 83.6 mm; Wing cord: 52.6 cm