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Left Tarsometatarsus (Left Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones) of the Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes crestatus (MCZ 346428)

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Phylogenic Position
Aves - Neognathae - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae - Eudyptes - Eudyptes crestatus
Species Description
The Western Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes crestatus) is native to the subantarctic waters off the coast of South America and at the edges of the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is the smallest species of penguins in its genus and grows to two feet long and weighs between five and seven pounds. Rockhopper penguins, instead of sliding on their bellies like other penguins, hop over rocks and crests to travel, and that is where they get their common name. Rockhoppers lay 2 eggs during the breeding season, but only one egg is incubated and supported. Rockhoppers are very popular birds and attract a lot of attention from zoo tourists. Many tourists travel to the Rockhopper breeding grounds to observe their behavior.
Specimen Information
Species	Eudyptes crestatus (Western Rockhopper Penguin)
Element	Left Tarsometatarsus (Left Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
Specimen Number	MCZ 346428
Sex
Location	Australia, Vic., Portland Between Swan Lake and Cape Bridgewater, Discovery Bay
Geological Age	Recent
Technical Information
Scanner	Konica Minolta Range7
Resolution	40 µm
Number of Data Points	404219
Number of Data Polygons	202128
Date Scanned	June 30, 2010
Scan Technician	Abby Grace Drake
Edited By	Maggie Johnson
Photographs
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Download Digital Model	Size
STL File Not Publicly Available	20.2 MB
Other Eudyptes crestatus (Western Rockhopper Penguin) Elements
Specimen	Element
MCZ 346428	Sternum (Breast Bone)
MCZ 346428	Right Tarsometatarsus (Right Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
MCZ 346428	Right Humerus (Right Upper Arm Bone)
MCZ 346428	Furcula (Wishbone)
MCZ 346428	Left Humerus (Left Upper Arm Bone)
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