#Animal remains

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Amanita fulva, leccinum albostipitatum, leccinum scabrum, amanita muscaria

[kradljivac-kostiju]

my teeth collection

[roadside-reaper]

Field Mouse Skull on Bull Elk Skull

[cryptickludovick]

Alaska moose, I think. By Brendon Gould.

[datgreenmonstah]

Finally done with the rattlesnake skeleton articulation, after yrs of sitting as a pile of bones I had since 2012 I finally put it together.

Wasn’t in the best shape as the person who dispatched it used a shotgun, plus I’m assuming I lost some over the yrs of moving around, but it’s finally done. I’ve had to replace some of the missing parts using wire. But it’s finally done!

I hope you like him, he came all the way from the outskirts of Amarillo tx and was a male diamondback rattlesnake, and my first ever skeletal articulation!

Im thinking of naming him Jake after the infamous rattlesnake Jake

Anyway enjoy!

[something-feral]

Wolf skulls (Canadian Museum of Nature), 29.08.23

[imoveskin]

A customer dropped off this pretty gal but didn’t want the cape! I got it for free and I’m gonna mount her on my own personal time. She’s gorgeous! Love her little chipped ear :3

[chaoticyeen]

Juvenile spotted hyena skull

[isvoc]

Happy Valentines Day!

[kleinergeist]

Rat vertebrae bracelet - a stylish fashion accessory and a cute animal companion all in one!

[new-dinosaurs]

Patagona chaski Williamson et al., 2024 (new species)

(Illustration of the type specimen of Patagona chaski by Jillian Ditner, from Williamson et al., 2024)

Meaning of name: chaski = messenger [in Quechua, referring to relay runners of the former Inka Empire, who exhibited exceptional speed, endurance, and memory, similar to this bird species]

Suggested common name: Northern giant hummingbird

Age: Holocene (Meghalayan), extant

Where found: Arid and semiarid habitats along the west slope of the Andes and in intermontane valleys, at altitudes of 1800–4300 m above sea level

How much is known: At least 193 collected specimens are held in museum collections.

Notes: P. chaski is a hummingbird. Weighing between 16–26 g, it is the largest known hummingbird in the world. Until recently, it was considered the same species as the closely related P. gigas. However, a new study on the migratory habits, genetics, and morphology of these hummingbirds suggests that two distinct species should be recognized.

Whereas P. gigas breeds at low elevations and migrates northward to higher elevations, P. chaski remains at high elevations all year round. P. chaski can be found further north than P. gigas (hence the proposed common name "northern giant hummingbird"), but it overlaps with the non-breeding range of P. gigas in the southern parts of its range.

Genetic comparisons suggest that the two species diverged from one another over 2 million years ago, though they remain difficult to tell apart based on appearance. In addition to being slightly larger than P. gigas on average, P. chaski generally has a whitish (as opposed to brownish) throat and a more obvious white ring around the eye.

Reference: Williamson, J.L., E.F. Gyllenhaal, S.M. Bauernfeind, E. Bautista, M.J. Baumann, C.R. Gadek, P.P. Marra, N. Ricote, T. Valqui, F. Bozinovic, N.D. Singh, and C.C. Witt. 2024. Extreme elevational migration spurred cryptic speciation in giant hummingbirds. PNAS 121: e2313599121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2313599121

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Happy Halloween!

[propalitet]

[little treasures I 26. 11. 2023.]

[mcworm]

sketch of a cool ass dead fish I found on the beach

[lycanthrop-ee]

some glamor shots of this dog (?) skull I found yesterday before it goes in the cleaning solution !

[datgreenmonstah]

Sorry I haven’t been posting regularly, been busy with articulating and getting this rattlesnake skeleton I’ve had prepped for yrs now finally mounted. It’s been a lot of organizing and getting it in order.

I know the pose is exagggerated a bit, was going to with how the spine wanted to move. But this is my first ever skeletal articulation and with a specimen that wasn’t in the best condition, so bear with me.

I get to attach one side of the ribs tomorrow before I get to organize and get the other side prepped for attachment and then have it finally mounted to its base. It’s been a ton of work.