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Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla (Artiodactyls)
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Cervus
Species: Cervus canadensis
Common: North American elk, wapiti
Type: Skull
Age: adult
Gender: F
View: Ventral
Notes: Closeup of basisphenoid, pterygoid, presphenoid, and vomer
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Image credits: Luke Painter and Karla Garcia, OSU Wildlife Collection, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University