Hermit thrush - skull & brain endocast

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WitmerLab at Ohio University
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2021-10-13
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Semitransparent skull of a hermit thrush (*Catharus guttatus*, Turdidae, USNM 634096), revealing the brain endocast and inner ear within. This work is published in the following article: Smith, N. A., K. L. Koeller, J. A. Clarke, D. T. Ksepka, J. S. Mitchell, A. Nabavizadeh, R. C. Ridgely, and L. M. Witmer. 2021. Convergent evolution in dippers (Aves, Cinclidae): the only wing-propelled diving songbirds. *Anatomical Record*. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24820 MicroCT scan data for this specimen and an STL of the endocast are freely available for download on MorphoSource: https://www.morphosource.org/projects/000377999.

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