Idaho Virtual Museum

IMNH R-1072 -- Ardea herodias

Courtesy of the Idaho Museum of Natural History

IMNH R-1072 Great Blue Heron Cranium by Idaho Virtualization Laboratory on Sketchfab

Common Name

Great Blue Heron
Species

Ardea herodias
Specimen Number

IMNH R-1072
Sex

Female
Cause Of Death

Unknown
Mass

0
Age

Modern
Repository

Idaho Museum of Natural History
City

Pocatello, Idaho USA
Collection

Marie Hopkins Comparative Osteology Collection
Collector

Unknown Unknown
Owner

Idaho Museum of Natural History
Comment

None
Scanning Funded By:
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

Alternative Views

Cranium (Axial)

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