Marsupial long bones: Koala vs Wombat

3D Model

Comparison of the long bones from a Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) and a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus).

Specimen numbers:

Koala:

SAMM21451 (humerus, femur, tibia - South Australian Museum) NMVC22285 (fibula, radius, ulna - Museums Victoria)

Wombat:

MUVU2 (tibia, femur - Monash University Anatomy Teaching Collection), NMVC6697 (humerus, radius, ulna - Museums Victoria) NMVC9495 (fibula - Museums Victoria)

Scanning and data processing: Surface scanned and processed by Hazel Richards using an Artec Space Spider and Artec Studio 14. Scene created in Blender 2.8 by Hazel, Dr David Hocking and Dr Alistair Evans.

For more information please visit the Evans EvoMorph Lab website.