[NHCOLL-L:5006] flat study skins

[Steve Sullivan]

I am interested in people's thoughts on flat study skins vs the traditional
round ones.  I see several advantages to flat skins including decreased
storage space needs and ease of preparation.   

 

Related to this topic, I can also see advantages, at least with small
mammals, to making a lateral incision instead of a ventral one, retaining
the toes with the skin opposite the incision but making the remainder of the
skeleton into a specimen, including the toes from the incision side.

 

I have seen a variety of references to these techniques but have seldom seen
many such specimens in collections.

 

Sorry if you got this twice-I did post it to both NHCOLL and MAMMAL since I
suspect there will be some differing perspectives.

 

--Steve

 

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