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Occurrence record: Ornithology:B24832

Preserved specimen of Aptenodytes forsteri G.R. Gray, 1844 | Emperor Penguin recorded on 1956
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource South Australian Museum Adelaide provider for OZCAM
Institution code South Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "SAMA"
Collection South Australian Museum Ornithology Collection
Supplied collection code "Ornithology"
Catalog number B24832
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:54307"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Skin
Collector Dowie, D. A  
Supplied as "Dowie, D A"
Life stage Juvenile
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present

Event

Event ID urn:emu.sam.sa.gov.au:Event:22658
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1956, Month: , Day:
Supplied date "1956"
Date precision YEAR

Taxonomy

Scientific name Aptenodytes forsteri
Identified to rank species
Common name Emperor Penguin
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Sphenisciformes
Family Spheniscidae
Genus Aptenodytes
Species Aptenodytes forsteri
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship G.R. Gray, 1844
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Antarctica
Supplied as "Antarctic Territory"
Verbatim locality Mawson | Aust.Dep.
Terrestrial false
Continent ANTARCTICA
Marine false
Country Code AQ

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