FMNH 28280

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  • Marsh Deer diorama
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    Description: Marsh Deer diorama, Blastocerus dichotomus. Hall 16. Case 12 28277 28278 28280 28283 28285. The Marsh deer is found mainly in southern Brazil and Paraguay where it inhabits lowlands along the Paraguay and Parana rivers. It is the largest deer of South America. Unlike other American deer, the young fawns are not spotted, but plain-colored like the adults. The scene represented in the Museum group is on the Descalvados Ranch in southwestern Brazil. Group by L. L. Pray. Background By C. A. Corwin. Collected by Marshall Field Brazilian Expedition.
FM Catalog: Mammals
Catalog Subset: Specimen
Scientific Name: Blastocerus dichotomus
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Blastocerus
Species: dichotomus
Field #: 51734
Collector: C. C. Sanborn
Collection No.: FMNH-Mammals-1600
Geography: South America, Brazil, Mato Grosso, 142m: Descalvado (=Descalvados Ranch). [LL]
DWc Country: Brazil
Date Collected: 27 Jun 1927
Preparations: skin,skull,skel,mounted
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Sex: Female
Sex: Female
EMu IRN: 2527506
OccurenceID: bb272f08-ea24-4e56-b050-2fbe011d6e4b
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