Holotype
MCF-PVPH-1
Argentinosaurus huinculensis
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- Catalog number
- MCF-PVPH-1
- Institution
- Museo Municipal Carmen Funes (MCF)
- Year found
- 1987
- Found by
- Guillermo Heredia
- Locality
- Estancia Las Overas, near Plaza Huincul, Neuquén
- Formation
- Huincul Formation
What this specimen preserves
Holotype: MCF-PVPH-1
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Unknown / not recorded |
| Mandible | Unknown / not recorded |
| Teeth | Unknown / not recorded |
| Cervical vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Dorsal vertebrae | Partial · Seven dorsal vertebrae, six with centra (Paul 2019). |
| Sacrum | Partial · Five sacral vertebrae. |
| Caudal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Ribs | Partial · Rib fragments (secondary source). |
| 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 | Partial · A fibula, first identified as a tibia (lower leg; no separate fibula region in the ontology). |
| Foot (pes) | Unknown / not recorded |
Excavation history
A rancher found the first bone in 1987; the remains were excavated and described by Bonaparte and Coria (1993).