Samoan starling 3D Model |
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Model's Description: Samoan starling 3d model contains 516,530 polygons and 259,392 vertices. Semitransparent skull of a Samoan starling (Aplonis atrifusca, Sturnidae, USNM 498061), revealing the brain endocast and inner ear within. This work is published in the following article: Smith, N. A., K. L. Koeller, J. A. Clarke, D. T. Ksepka, J. S. Mitchell, A. Nabavizadeh, R. C. Ridgely, and L. M. Witmer. 2021. Convergent evolution in dippers (Aves, Cinclidae): the only wing-propelled diving songbirds. Anatomical Record. MicroCT scan data for this specimen and an STL of the endocast are freely available for download on MorphoSource: https://www.morphosource.org/projects/000377999 |
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Keywords: brain bird science ctscan endocast starling maya skull dinosaur |
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