Holotype
AMNH 6254 “Red Mesa skeleton”
Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
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- Catalog number
- AMNH 6254
- Nickname
- Red Mesa skeleton
- Institution
- American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
- Year found
- 1922
- Found by
- Wong (expedition driver)
- Locality
- Red Mesa, Artsa Bogdo, Oshih Basin (AMNH loc. 11494)
- Formation
- Öösh Formation
What this specimen preserves
Holotype: AMNH 6254 “Red Mesa skeleton”
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Preserved |
| Mandible | Preserved |
| Teeth | Unknown / not recorded |
| Cervical vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Dorsal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Sacrum | Unknown / not recorded |
| Caudal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Ribs | Unknown / not recorded |
| Gastralia | Unknown / not recorded |
| Scapula / shoulder girdle | Unknown / not recorded |
| Humerus | Unknown / not recorded |
| Forearm (radius / ulna) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Hand (manus) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Pelvis | Unknown / not recorded |
| Femur | Unknown / not recorded |
| Tibia / fibula | Unknown / not recorded |
| Foot (pes) | Unknown / not recorded |
Excavation history
A nearly complete skull, jaws and skeleton found during the Third Central Asiatic Expedition and only partly prepared when Osborn named it.