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Osteological Identification of Sandhill Crane versus Turkey

Lyndon L. Hargrave, Steven D. Emslie

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Bones of two cranes, the sandhill crane [Grus canadensis] and the whooping crane [Grus americana], can occur in archaeological sites in North America. Fragments of these bones are frequently and easily confused with similar bone fragments of the common turkey [Meleagris gallopavo]. To preclude these errors, identification techniques are provided for major elements of the sandhill crane and turkey.

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Key concepts: Sandhill, Grus (genus), Osteology, Archaeology, Geography, Meleagris gallopavo, Identification (biology), Ecology