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Left Tarsometatarsus (Left Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones) of the Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum (YPM 103707)

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Phylogenic Position
Aves - Neognathae - Strigiformes - Strigidae - Glaucidium perlatum
Species Description
The Pearl-spotted Owlet is a very small owl (7 inches) with a long tail that lives in Africa from Senegambia to W Sudan; possibly also Liberia. . It lives in small holes in trees and hunts during the day. Pearl-spotted Owlets are mostly brown and covered in the white spots that give it its name . It hunts small birds and mammals.
Specimen Information
Species	Glaucidium perlatum (Pearl-spotted Owlet)
Element	Left Tarsometatarsus (Left Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
Specimen Number	YPM 103707
Sex	Female
Location	Kenya: Rift Valley Prov., Lake Naivasha
Geological Age	Recent
Technical Information
Scanner	Konica Minolta Range7
Resolution	40 µm
Number of Data Points	245123
Number of Data Polygons	154215
Date Scanned	October 20, 2010
Scan Technician	Abby Grace Drake
Edited By	Abby Grace Drake
Photographs
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Download Digital Model	Size
STL File Not Publicly Available	7.8 MB
Other Glaucidium perlatum (Pearl-spotted Owlet) Elements
Specimen	Element
YPM 103707	Left Humerus (Left Upper Arm Bone)
YPM 103707	Right Humerus (Right Upper Arm Bone)
YPM 103707	Right Tarsometatarsus (Right Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
YPM 103707	Sternum (Breast Bone)
YPM 103707	Mandible (Jawbone )
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