Holotype
CMN 2120
Gorgosaurus libratus
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- Catalog number
- CMN 2120
- Institution
- Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN)
- Year found
- 1913
- Found by
- Charles M. Sternberg
- Locality
- RTMP Quarry 36, Berry Creek, Red Deer River
- Formation
- Dinosaur Park Formation
What this specimen preserves
Holotype: CMN 2120
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Preserved |
| Mandible | Unknown / not recorded |
| 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) | Preserved |
| Pelvis | Unknown / not recorded |
| Femur | Unknown / not recorded |
| Tibia / fibula | Unknown / not recorded |
| Foot (pes) | Unknown / not recorded |
Excavation history
A nearly complete skeleton with skull, the first tyrannosaurid found with a complete hand.