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Sternum (Breast Bone) of the Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja (YPM 102558)

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Phylogenic Position
Aves - Neognathae - Ciconiiformes - Threskiornithidae - Platalea ajaja
Species Description
The Roseate Spoonbill is the only pink species of spoonbill. Like Flamingos, the Roseate Spoonbill gets its color from the crustaceans it eats. Spoonbills have distinctive spatulate bills which they sweep from side to side in the water. When they touch a small fish, insect or crustacean the bill snaps shut and the prey is caught. Spoonbills will often hunt cooperatively, advancing in a line through the water. The Roseate Spoonbill is found in the South and Central America as well as the southern coast of the United States.
Specimen Information
Species	Platalea ajaja (Roseate Spoonbill)
Element	Sternum (Breast Bone)
Specimen Number	YPM 102558
Sex
Location
Geological Age	Recent
Technical Information
Scanner	Konica Minolta Range7
Resolution	40 µm
Number of Data Points	50525
Number of Data Polygons	25265
Date Scanned	May 12, 2010
Scan Technician	Abby Grace Drake
Edited By	Maggie Johnson
Photographs
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Download Digital Model	Size
STL File Not Publicly Available	2.5 MB
Other Platalea ajaja (Roseate Spoonbill) Elements
Specimen	Element
YPM 102558	Mandible (Jawbone )
YPM 102558	Left Humerus (Left Upper Arm Bone)
YPM 102558	Right Humerus (Right Upper Arm Bone)
YPM 102558	Right Tarsometatarsus (Right Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
YPM 102558	Left Tarsometatarsus (Left Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
YPM 102558	Furcula (Wishbone)
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