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Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH |
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| Family: | Crocodylidae | | Genus: | Crocodylus | | Species: | moreleti | | Authority: | Duméril and Bibron, 1851 | | Common Name: | Morelet’s Crocodile | | Maya Name: | A’ayin, Kum ayim | | Faunal Type: | Reptile/Amphibian | | Depictions: | Polychrome Ceramics | | Significance: | Crocodile tails were eaten by the Maya. Skulls were used for ceremonies. Jaws skulls and bones have been excavated from ceremonial centers. Bones were made into elite headdresses (Pohl 1983). | | Photos: | Click on an image below for high resolution comparison. |
Other Faunal Photos: Additional views of the faunal species, click on a photo below to view larger image. |  | | Artifact Photo(s) Courtesy of Justin Kerr (FAMSI); Animal Photo(s) Courtesy of Wikipedia GNU General Public License Version 1.2, November 2002; Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0/2.5 License(s). |
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