Restoration of Ichthyornis

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“Ichthyornis, though the wings are well developed, with fused metacarpals, and the sternum is keeled, the vertebrae present the extraordinary primitive character of being biconcave.” Elliot Coues, 1884. This bird is believed to come from the Cretaceous of North America and is a seabird.”

Keywords

birds, ornithology, bird anatomy, bird skeleton, extinct birds, Ichthyornis, bird bones, seabirds, medium birds, Ichthyornis skeleton, bird fossils, late Cretaceous period birds, Benjamin Franklin Mudge, restoration of Ichthyornis victor, Ichthyornis victor

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Bird Anatomy

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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