Logo image
Sign in
A delphinid petrosal bone from a gravesite on Ahu Tahai, Easter Island: taxonomic attribution, external and internal morphology.
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

A delphinid petrosal bone from a gravesite on Ahu Tahai, Easter Island: taxonomic attribution, external and internal morphology.

Maëva Judith Orliac, Catherine Orliac, Michel C Orliac and Antoine Hautin
MorphoMuseum, Vol.6(2)
2020

Abstract

bony labyrinth petrosal Rapanui Stapes vestibulo cochlear nerve bony labyrinth
In this contribution, we describe the external and internal morphology of a delphinid petrosal bone collected from Ahu Tahai, a burial site located on the Southwestern coast of Easter Island, at Hangaroa. We discuss the taxonomic attribution of this archaeological item and describe its internal structures based on µCT data, including the bony labyrinth and the nerve and vein patterns. Identification of the nerves exists lead us to relocate the identification of the foramen singulare in delphinid petrosals.
url
Find in HALView

Metrics

1 Record Views

Details

Logo image