Wednesday, 18 February 2015

Skull of the Olinguito

Skull of the Olinguito


Ninety years after it was first collected, Mammal #66753 from was finally recognized as a new species. Researcher Miguel Pinto tells the story of how a specimen from the American Museum of Natural History helped lead to the discovery of the olinguito, and Curator Nancy Simmons discusses the importance of holotypes.

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