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Holotype

CMN 2120

Gorgosaurus libratus

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Facts

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)
Skeleton regions of Holotype: CMN 2120
RegionState
SkullPreserved
MandibleUnknown / not recorded
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)Preserved
PelvisUnknown / not recorded
FemurUnknown / not recorded
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

A nearly complete skeleton with skull, the first tyrannosaurid found with a complete hand.

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