Razorbill skull (Alca torda) muscles cartilage

muscles cartilage

The colour and patina of the bones show that this is an old example

one of the colours of the five Buddhas and the colour of the monk's garments

the ends of the longbones of the leg are discoloured at the joints

Razorbill skull (Alca torda) muscles cartilageA well prepared skull from a Razorbill Alca torda. The razorbill is a colonial species that only comes ashore to breed. They are a species that pairs for life and have been recorded living up to 41 years. They breed in Northern countries from North America to Western Russia. This is a very well cleaned and prepared skull and complete with quadrate bones although the pterygoid are missing. This skull is from a dead specimen found washed up on a beach.