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Common Name

Great Auk

Specimen Numbers

USNM-Great Auk

Species

Species: impennis

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Alcidae Genus: Pinguinus Species: impennis 193

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	0	0	0
Scapula	0	0	0
Humerus	0	0	0
Ulna	0	0	0
Radius	0	0	0

Specimen Elements

City

Unknown

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Unknown Unknown

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Country: Sweeden - General Location: Unknown

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

This specimen is composed of bones taken from multiple individuals.