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Common Name

Musk Ox

Specimen Numbers

UWBM 39478

Species

Species: moschatus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Caprinae Genus: Ovibos Species: moschatus 73

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	419.277	510.662	186.219
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	73.469	136.345	69.934
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	88.346	94.994	94.149
Cervical Vertebrae 3	64.825	112.737	96.462
Scapula	290.195	184.665	72.043

Specimen Elements

City

Tacoma

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Point Defiance Zoo

Collection

Burke Museum: Mammology

Sex

Female

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Country: USA State: Washington - - Location: Tacoma

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Specimen Links

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Comments

2200-118-392-145 prep: M.L. Johnson 6484