BIO 370 — Vertebrate Zoology
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Vertebrate Anatomy
Pigeon Skeleton
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Identify the listed structures on the skeleton of a Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Pigeon Skeleton plain
  • Carpometacarpals
  • Coracoid
  • Femur
  • Furcula
  • Hallux
  • Humerus
  • Phalanges
  • Pygostyle
  • Radius
  • Ribs
  • Scapula
  • Skull:
       Angular
       Dentary
       Frontal
       Maxilla
       Parietal
       Premaxilla
       Quadrate
  • Sternum (with Keel)
  • Synsacrum
  • Tarsometatarsus
  • Tibiotarsus
  • Ulna
  • Uncinate Process
  • Vertebrae (Cervical, etc)

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