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axis (second neck vertebra) of the Dodo (Durban specimen) †Raphus cucullatus (Durban specimen) (DNSM 2366)
axis (second neck vertebra) by Aves 3D on Sketchfab
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| Aves - Neognathae - Columbiformes - Columbidae - †Raphus - †Raphus cucullatus (Durban specimen) | |
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The Durban dodo specimen (DNSM 2366) is one of two dodo specimens found by the amateur collector Etienne Thirioux more than a century ago. It is one of the most complete dodo specimens in existence: it is a composite made up from the remains of only a few different birds (possibly as few as two) and contains many skeletal elements that belong to the same individual(s). This is quite unique: the vast majority of dodo skeletons on display in museums are composite (entirely pieced together from different bones) and incomplete. The Thirioux dodo skeletons, one on exhibit at the Durban Natural Science Museum and on exhibit in the Natural History Museum in Port Louis, Mauritius, are the subject of a new monograph on dodo anatomy, published 150 years after Sir Richard Owen's first, but incomplete description of the anatomy of the dodo skeleton:
: Anatomy of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus L., 1758): An Osteological Study of the Thirioux specimens. Leon P. A. M. Claessens, Hanneke J. M. Meijer, Julian P. Hume, and Kenneth F. Rijsdijk (Editors).
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 15, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Vol. 35, Supplement to No. 6.
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| Specimen Information | |
| Species | †Raphus cucullatus (Durban specimen) (Dodo (Durban specimen)) |
| Element | axis (second neck vertebra) |
| Specimen Number | DNSM 2366 |
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| Location | Mauritius |
| Geological Age | Quaternary |
| Technical Information | |
| Scanner | Konica Minolta Range7 |
| Resolution | 100 µm |
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| Date Scanned | January 12, 2012 |
| Scan Technician | Andy Biedlingmaier |
| Edited By | Jennifer Leavitt |
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| Other †Raphus cucullatus (Durban specimen) (Dodo (Durban specimen)) Elements | |
| Specimen | Element |
| DNSM 2366 | Skeleton (as mounted in museum) |
| DNSM 2366 | Skeleton (repositioned) |
| DNSM 2366 | atlas (first neck vertebra) |
| DNSM 2366 | left patella (left knee cap) |
| DNSM 2366 | Right ankle sesamoid (Right ankle joint sesamoid bone) |
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