Goose, Swan and Ducks - Early water birds
Pink footed goose, Whooper swan, Red-breasted merganser, Cape Barren Goose and Horned Screamer skeletons,
part of the early evolution of water birds of the Neognathes branch.
Anser brachyrhynchus, Cygnus cygnus, Mergus serrator and Cereopsis novaehollandiae and Anhima cornuta skeletons.
Note, the red breasted merganser skeleton has a cartilage chamber in the chest preserved, which may be an air sac.
Courtesy of the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge
Pink footed goose skeleton
Anser brachyrhynchusPink footed goose skeleton
Anser brachyrhynchusPink footed goose skeleton
Anser brachyrhynchusPink footed goose skeleton
Anser brachyrhynchusPink footed goose skeleton
Anser brachyrhynchusPink footed goose skeleton
Anser brachyrhynchusWhooper swan - 8245
Cygnus cygnusWhooper swan - 8246
Cygnus cygnusWhooper swan - 8247
Cygnus cygnusWhooper swan - 8248
Cygnus cygnusWhooper swan - 8249
Cygnus cygnus -Whooper swan - 8251
Cygnus cygnusRed breasted merganser - 1959
Mergus serratorRed breasted merganser - 1965
Mergus serratorRed breasted merganser - 1964
Mergus serratorRed breasted merganser - 1957
Mergus serratorRed breasted merganser - 1960
Mergus serratorRed breasted merganser - 1962
Mergus serratorCape Barren goose - 07
Cereopsis novaehollandiaeCape Barren goose - 05
Cereopsis novaehollandiaeCape Barren goose - 04
Cereopsis novaehollandiaeCape Barren goose - 03
Cereopsis novaehollandiaeCape Barren goose- 02
Cereopsis novaehollandiaeCape Barren goose - 01
Cereopsis novaehollandiaeHorned Screamer - 9580
Anhima cornutaHorned Screamer - 9586
Anhima cornutaHorned Screamer - 9585
Anhima cornutaHorned Screamer - 9581
Anhima cornutaHorned Screamer - 9584
Anhima cornutaHorned Screamer - 9583
Anhima cornutaShow More