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Common Name

Porcupine

Specimen Numbers

UWBM-80731

Species

Species: dorsatum

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricognatha Family: Erethizontidae Genus: Erethizon Species: dorsatum 43

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	109.383	65.633	45.314
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	16.298	34.918	18.212
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	43.419	31.174	28.968
Cervical Vertebrae 3	43.419	31.174	28.968
Scapula	76.729	51.894	24.953

Specimen Elements

City

Lincoln County; Otis

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

DSY & K. Ayres

Collection

Burke Museum: Mammology

Sex

Male

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Country: USA State: Oregon - - Location: Lincoln County; Otis

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

722-96-86-43. Testes 34X15,,. Prep E.E. Malela 615; Coll: DSY & Katherine L. Ayres. The specimen is in "bad" shape. many elements are broken, specifically the Skull, the Jaw, the Sacpulas, the Innominates, and most of the vertebra.