Idaho Virtual Museum

USNM-Great Auk -- Pinguinus impennis

Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution

USNM Great Auk Cranium by Idaho Virtualization Laboratory on Sketchfab

Common Name

Great Auk
Species

Pinguinus impennis
Specimen Number

USNM-Great Auk
Sex

Unknown
Cause Of Death

Unknown
Mass

0
Age

Modern
Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds
City

Unknown
Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds
Collector

Unknown Unknown
Owner

Smithsonian Institution
Comment

This specimen is composed of bones taken from multiple individuals.
Links:
Scanning Funded By:
- National Science Foundation (NSF)

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Cranium (Axial)

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Jaw (Axial)

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Sternum (Keel) (Axial)

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