Reproduction
Object numberRCSHM/C 199.1
Scientific nameOrnithorhynchus anatinus
CollectionCollege Museum
CategoryWet preparations
Object nameLeg, Mounted wet bone and tissue
DescriptionThe distal part of the left hind-limb of a duck-billed platypus dissected to show the deeper muscles.
The short extensors arise entirely from the fibula; they are two in number. The plantaris is small and rises from the inner surface of the fibula. The popliteus rises from the fibula process and is inserted upon the hinder margin of the tibia.
Production date 1962
Preparator
Physical Location
LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionWet
Materialperspex
Ornithorhynchus
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