Fauna Toolkit: Bird Bones
Bones from living and extinct bird species
A portal to 3D digitised models of bird bones from museum collections.
234 entries from 65 species in 29 families and 19 orders are now available from the Index below.
Established and maintained with support from
Index
Scroll through the table or use the filter panel to find 3D digitised bird bones. You can filter using one word at a time. The filter can be reset by clicking the Filter button when there are no words entered into the panel.
Click on any of the fields in the row to view the corresponding 3D model.
e.g. "Sphenisciformes" or "penguin" or "femur"
Methods
Each bone in the database refers to the method used to make the 3D model of that bone. Click on a title to collapse or expand the method details.
DAVID SLS-2 (structured light 3D scanner)
CT scanning
From Wikipedia: "...A CT scan, also known as computed tomography scan, and formerly known as a computerized axial tomography scan or CAT scan, makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual "slices") of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting..."
Additional resources
Fauna toolkit: Bird Bones complements the excellent resources for bird osteology that are already available online, including:
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Aves 3D. A three dimensional database of avian skeletal morphology.
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Baumel JJ, Witmer LM. 4. Osteologia. In: Baumel JJ (Ed.) Handbook of Avian Anatomy: Nomina Anatomic Avium. Second edition. Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club No. 23, Cambridge, MA, USA. Download from WitmerLab.
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Ghetie, V. (1976). Anatomical Atlas of Domestic Birds. Academiei
Republicii Socialiste Romania. Download from WitmerLab.
Citation
If Fauna Toolkit: Bird Bones helps with your research then please consider using the following citation:
Thomas DB, Annan G, Rayner MJ, Scofield RP (2019). Fauna Toolkit: Bird bones. Bones from living and extinct bird species. Auckland, New Zealand. URL
Contributors
Daniel Thomas | Senior lecturer in vertebrate zoology at Massey University. Daniel Thomas’ research explores the evolutionary origins of birds in New Zealand and elsewhere. Daniel Thomas designed and maintains this portal and produces and uploads 3D digital replicas of bones. | Massey University, New Zealand | |
Paul Scofield | Senior Curator of Natural History at Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand, and Adjunct Professor in Palaeontology in the Geology Department at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Paul Scofield contributes 3D digital replicas of bones for this web portal. | Christchurch Museum, New Zealand; University of Canterbury, New Zealand | |
Matt Rayner | Curator of Land Vertebrates at Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland, New Zealand. Matt Rayner contributes 3D digital replicas of bones for this web portal. | Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand | |
Guy Annan | Digital experience manager at Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland, New Zealand. Guy Annan facilitated the creation of this web portal site and provides expertise in web design. | Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand | |
Emma Holvast | Graduate student studing zoology with an interest in 3D geometric morphometrics. Produces and uploads 3D digital replicas of bones. | Massey University, New Zealand | |
Simone Giovanardi | Graduate student studing paleontology with an interest in 3D geometric morphometrics. Produces and uploads 3D digital replicas of bones. | Massey University, New Zealand | |
Samantha Carruthers | Sciences student enrolled at Massey University (Albany campus) | Massey University, New Zealand | |
Sian Haddon | Sciences student enrolled at Massey University (Albany campus) | Massey University, New Zealand |
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about Fauna Toolkit: Bird bones then please contact Dr Daniel Thomas using the form below.
Background images
Background images are from Auckland Museum Collections Online. Images are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licences. Image copyrights are owned by Auckland Museum.
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