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  • Ornithology 340825 MCZ Ornithology
  • Raphus cucullatus
  • articulated skeleton (dry)
  • Mauritius
  • Africa: Mauritius
  • [no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 1920-01-01)
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Identifications
Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Neornithes Columbiformes Columbae Raphidae Raphus cucullatus
Dodo
Identified by [no agent data] on 1700-01-01
Nature of ID: ID based on molecular data
Citations
Pick and Sloan 2004, Page 100, Other Useful Citation of Raphus cucullatus
Locality and Collecting Event Details
Continent/Ocean: Africa
Country: Mauritius
Specific Locality: Mauritius
Collecting Source: unknown
Coordinates: -20.281967° 57.583333° (Datum: WGS84) , Error: 36247 m
Jeremy Kisala; 2020-08-05; Source: GEOLocate
Collecting Date: [no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 1920-01-01)
Collectors
[no agent data]
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
articulated skeleton (dry) good in collection 1
Media
 
Media of type image, MCZ:Orn:340825 Identified as Raphus cucullatus type status Other Useful Citation of Raphus cucullatus. . Description:photo published in Rarest of the Rare

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Media Details
photo published in Rarest of the Rare

Media of type image, MCZ:Orn:340825 Identified as Raphus cucullatus type status Other Useful Citation of Raphus cucullatus. . Description:published in Rarest of the Rare

image (image/jpeg)
Media Details
published in Rarest of the Rare

Media of type text, Ornithology 340801;340805;340808;340812;340813;340815;340817;340819;340823;340825. Description:MCZ Ornithology Skeletal Collection bones-340001, pg.36

text (text/html)
Media Details
MCZ Ornithology Skeletal Collection bones-340001, pg.36

 
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