American dipper - skull & brain endocast

3D Model

Semitransparent skull of an American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus, Cinclidae, USNM 630605), revealing the brain endocast and inner ear within.

This work is published in the following article: Smith, N. A., K. L. Koeller, J. A. Clarke, D. T. Ksepka, J. S. Mitchell, A. Nabavizadeh, R. C. Ridgely, and L. M. Witmer. 2021. Convergent evolution in dippers (Aves, Cinclidae): the only wing-propelled diving songbirds. Anatomical Record. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24820

MicroCT scan data for this specimen and an STL of the endocast are freely available for download on MorphoSource: https://www.morphosource.org/projects/000377999.