DinoDex

Holotype

MNN GAD512

Nigersaurus taqueti

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Facts

Catalog number
MNN GAD512
Institution
Musée National Boubou Hama (MNN)
Year found
Not recorded
Found by
Paul C. Sereno
Locality
Gadoufaoua, Agadez Region, Niger
Formation
Elrhaz Formation

Images

Cast of the Nigersaurus taqueti skull MNN GAD512 on display at the Royal Ontario Museum.Image credit: CaptMondo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (unmodified except resizing), Royal Ontario MuseumCC BY-SA 3.0 (unmodified)Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Holotype: MNN GAD512

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Holotype: MNN GAD512
RegionState
SkullPartial
MandiblePreserved
TeethPreserved
Cervical vertebraePartial
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)Unknown / not recorded
PelvisUnknown / not recorded
FemurUnknown / not recorded
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

Partial skull and neck collected by Sereno's team at Gadoufaoua in the 1990s.

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