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Right Tarsometatarsus (Right Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones) of the Great Tinamou Tinamus major (MCZ 342774)

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Phylogenic Position
Aves - Palaeognathae - Tinamiformes - Tinamidae - Tinamus - Tinamus major
Species Description
The Great Tinamou, also called the Mountain Hen, is a terrestrial bird, about the size and shape of a small turkey, that is native to Central and South America. It lives in the tropical and subtropical forests (rainforest, swamp forest, and cloud forest), where it subsists on fruits, seeds, various arthropods, and small vertebrates. The Great Tinamou, like all Tinamids, is a ratite; while it shares the primitive palate of its relatives the cassowaries, unlike other ratites, it can fly (albeit poorly). The Great Tinamou demonstrates polygynadrous mating, wherein multiple females mate with multiple males; the Great Tinamou also practices exclusive parental care, with the male incubating the eggs and rearing chicks. Without the need to care for young, females are able to start five or six nests during the breeding season; once the chicks are fledged (after three weeks), the males will seek out other females.
Specimen Information
Species	Tinamus major (Great Tinamou)
Element	Right Tarsometatarsus (Right Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
Specimen Number	MCZ 342774
Sex	Female
Location	Guatemala, Peten, Tikal
Geological Age	Recent
Technical Information
Scanner	Roland Picza
Resolution	40 µm
Number of Data Points	241778
Number of Data Polygons	120889
Date Scanned	February 08, 2010
Scan Technician	Abby Grace Drake
Edited By	Abby Grace Drake
Photographs
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Other Tinamus major (Great Tinamou) Elements
Specimen	Element
MCZ 342774	Sternum (Breast Bone)
MCZ 342774	Furcula (Wishbone)
MCZ 342774	Right Humerus (Right Upper Arm Bone)
MCZ 342774	Left Humerus (Left Upper Arm Bone)
MCZ 342774	Left Tarsometatarsus (Left Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
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