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Mandible (Jawbone ) of the Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata (MCZ 343375)

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Phylogenic Position
Aves - Neognathae - Charadriiformes - Sternidae - Sterna - Sterna fuscata
Species Description
The Sooty Tern is a marine bird which reaches a little over one foot in length. The Sooty Tern lives in tropical oceans and rarely comes to shore except to breed. It usually lays one to three eggs on a rocky shore. The Sooty Tern can stay out to sea for years at a time. The average lifespan of the tern is about 32 years. The Sooty Tern is also known as the Wideawake Tern because of its incessant calls.
Specimen Information
Species	Sterna fuscata (Sooty Tern)
Element	Mandible (Jawbone )
Specimen Number	MCZ 343375
Sex
Location	Mass., Nantucket Id., State Pines
Geological Age	Recent
Technical Information
Scanner	Konica Minolta Range7
Resolution	40 µm
Number of Data Points	316172
Number of Data Polygons	158156
Date Scanned	July 18, 2011
Scan Technician	Ariana Masi
Edited By	Ariana Masi
Photographs
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Download Digital Model	Size
STL File Not Publicly Available	15.8 MB
Other Sterna fuscata (Sooty Tern) Elements
Specimen	Element
MCZ 343375	Sternum (Breast Bone)
MCZ 343375	Left Humerus (Left Upper Arm Bone)
MCZ 343375	Right Humerus (Right Upper Arm Bone)
MCZ 343375	Left Ulna (Lower Arm Bone )
MCZ 343375	Right Ulna (Lower Arm Bone )
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