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Furcula (Wishbone) of the Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata (MCZ 343002)

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Phylogenic Position
Aves - Neognathae - Strigiformes - Strigidae - Pulsatrix - Pulsatrix perspicillata
Species Description
The Spectacled Owl is a large tropical owl, characterized by its white “spectacles” within its brown face parts. Like most owls, it is nocturnal, and it lives in the mature rainforests and woodlands of south Mexico down to northern Argentina along central and eastern South America. The Spectacled Owl is a perch hunter, preying upon large insects (which it also snatches from the foliage), birds (including smaller owls) and mammals (up to possums in size).
Specimen Information
Species	Pulsatrix perspicillata (Spectacled Owl)
Element	Furcula (Wishbone)
Specimen Number	MCZ 343002
Sex	Female
Location	Mexico, Chiapas, Ocozocoautla, El Ocote
Geological Age	Recent
Technical Information
Scanner	Konica Minolta Range7
Resolution	100 µm
Number of Data Points	71694
Number of Data Polygons	35847
Date Scanned	July 16, 2009
Scan Technician	Rachael Martinez
Edited By	Rachael Martinez
Photographs
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Download Digital Model	Size
STL File Not Publicly Available	3.6 MB
Other Pulsatrix perspicillata (Spectacled Owl) Elements
Specimen	Element
MCZ 343002	Sternum (Breast Bone)
MCZ 343002	Left Humerus (Left Upper Arm Bone)
MCZ 343002	Mandible (Jawbone )
MCZ 343002	Right Humerus (Right Upper Arm Bone)
MCZ 343002	Cranium (Skull)
MCZ 343002	Right Tarsometatarsus (Right Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
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