Referred specimen
IVPP V17972
Microraptor
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- Catalog number
- IVPP V17972
- Institution
- Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP)
- Year found
- Not recorded
- Formation
- Jiufotang Formation
What this specimen preserves
Referred specimen: IVPP V17972
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Preserved |
| Mandible | Unknown / not recorded |
| Teeth | Unknown / not recorded |
| Cervical vertebrae | Preserved |
| Dorsal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Sacrum | Unknown / not recorded |
| Caudal vertebrae | Preserved |
| 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) | Preserved |
Excavation history
A nearly complete, articulated skeleton published as M. gui, about 10% larger than the M. gui holotype, with a partial enantiornithine bird in its stomach.