Holotype
MNN GDF 500
Suchomimus tenerensis
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- Catalog number
- MNN GDF 500
- Institution
- Musée National Boubou Hama (MNN)
- Year found
- 1997
- Found by
- Paul C. Sereno, David J. Varricchio
- Locality
- Gadoufaoua, Ténéré Desert (PBDB collection 60029)
- Formation
- Elrhaz Formation
What this specimen preserves
Holotype: MNN GDF 500
- 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 |
| Sacrum | Unknown / not recorded |
| Caudal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Ribs | Partial |
| Gastralia | Unknown / not recorded |
| Scapula / shoulder girdle | Unknown / not recorded |
| Humerus | Unknown / not recorded |
| Forearm (radius / ulna) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Hand (manus) | Partial · Thumb claw. |
| Pelvis | Partial |
| Femur | Unknown / not recorded |
| Tibia / fibula | Unknown / not recorded |
| Foot (pes) | Unknown / not recorded |
Excavation history
A partial skeleton without the skull: vertebrae, ribs, parts of the pelvis and hind limbs, and the large thumb claw.