Post-Plastination Dissection of a Bowfin Fish (Amia calva) Plastinate Exposes Additional Structures and Improves Specimen Utility

Abstract

Here we describe plastination of a bowfin fish (Amia calva) and post-plastination dissection of the plastinate conducted to expose the articulation between the skull and pectoral girdle and the individual elements of the pectoral girdle. The specimen produced during this project demonstrates that useful anatomical relationships can be revealed by dissection after the plastination process has been completed.