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Left Tarsometatarsus (Left Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones) of the Great Northern Loon Gavia immer (MCZ 347919)

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Phylogenic Position
Aves - Neognathae - Gaviiformes - Gaviidae - Gavia - Gavia immer
Species Description
The Common Loon, called the Great Northern Loon in Canada and the Great Northern Diver in Eurasia, is the state bird of Minnesota, and also appears on the Canadian $1 coin. It breeds in northern North America, Greenland and Alaska, with small populations in Europe. A specialist fish eater, it has sharp, rearward-pointing projections of the roof of its mouth and tongue, to better handle slippery prey. The Common Loon is an excellent diver, able to dive as deep as 200 feet; its rear-set legs help propelled it through the water, but make for an ungainly waddle on land. The Common Loon runs along the water to take-off, and can get stranded in a too-small pond if there is not enough room.
Specimen Information
Species	Gavia immer (Great Northern Loon)
Element	Left Tarsometatarsus (Left Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
Specimen Number	MCZ 347919
Sex
Location
Geological Age	Recent
Technical Information
Scanner	Konica Minolta Range7
Resolution	40 µm
Number of Data Points	204132
Number of Data Polygons	102108
Date Scanned	June 29, 2010
Scan Technician	Abby Grace Drake
Edited By	Maggie Johnson
Photographs
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Download Digital Model	Size
STL File Not Publicly Available	10.2 MB
Other Gavia immer (Great Northern Loon) Elements
Specimen	Element
MCZ 347919	Sternum (Breast Bone)
MCZ 347919	Right Humerus (Right Upper Arm Bone)
MCZ 347919	Right Tarsometatarsus (Right Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
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