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Hesperornis Tibiotarsus
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre2022
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Morden, Canada
Two tibiotarsus fragments of the flightless bird Hesperornis. Large bones like the Hesperornis' leg bones are found more often than other bones because their size makes them more likely to be preserved.
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- Title: Hesperornis Tibiotarsus
- Creator: Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
- Date Created: 2022
- Location: Canada/Manitoba/Manitoba Escarpment/North Cox, 18
- Physical Dimensions: 2.5cm x 2.8cm x 8.2cm
- External Link: Safe at Home MB Interactive Collections Management System
- Taxonomy: Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Hesperornithiformes/Hesperornithidae/Hesperornis
- Geology: Pierre Shale/Pembina Member
- Geologic Period: Late Cretaceous (80-83 mya)
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