Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) For an interesting overview of

For an interesting overview of the history and different styles have a look at the Australian Museum website http://australianmuseum

A vintage medical model prepared by the Auzoux company in Paris

The Kuba King

As you can see

particularly in the top jaw whilst some of the remaining teeth were in poor condition

Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) For an interesting overview ofThis is a skull of the common guillemot, also known as the common murre Uria aalge. This species is a large member of the Auk family with circumpolar distribution of the sub species in the Northern waters. They breed in huge colonies with a density of up to 20 pairs on one square metre of rock. They are expert divers with diving depths of 180m being recorded in search of food. This specimen was from a dead bird washed up on the shore. It is a very