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Holotype

AMNH 6515

Velociraptor mongoliensis

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Facts

Catalog number
AMNH 6515
Institution
American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
Year found
1923
Found by
Peter Kaisen
Locality
Flaming Cliffs (Bayanzag), Ömnögovi, Mongolia
Formation
Djadokhta Formation

Images

Skull of the Velociraptor mongoliensis holotype AMNH 6515 at the American Museum of Natural History.Image credit: Smokeybjb, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (unmodified except resizing), American Museum of Natural HistoryCC BY-SA 3.0 (unmodified)Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Holotype: AMNH 6515

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Holotype: AMNH 6515
RegionState
SkullPreserved · Crushed but complete skull.
MandiblePreserved
TeethUnknown / not recorded
Cervical vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
Dorsal vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
SacrumUnknown / not recorded
Caudal vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
RibsUnknown / not recorded
GastraliaUnknown / not recorded
Scapula / shoulder girdleUnknown / not recorded
HumerusUnknown / not recorded
Forearm (radius / ulna)Unknown / not recorded
Hand (manus)Partial · Finger bones and claws.
PelvisUnknown / not recorded
FemurUnknown / not recorded
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

Found by Peter Kaisen on 11 August 1923 during the Central Asiatic Expeditions led by Roy Chapman Andrews; named by Osborn in 1924.

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