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Referred specimen

MPC-D 100/15

Therizinosaurus cheloniformis

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Facts

Catalog number
MPC-D 100/15
Institution
Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MPC)
Year found
Not recorded
Formation
Nemegt Formation

Images

Forelimbs of Therizinosaurus cheloniformis MPC-D 100/15 with their giant claws.Image credit: Pablo Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (unmodified except resizing)CC BY-SA 2.0 (unmodified)Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Referred specimen: MPC-D 100/15

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Referred specimen: MPC-D 100/15
RegionState
SkullUnknown / not recorded
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 girdlePreserved
HumerusPreserved
Forearm (radius / ulna)Preserved
Hand (manus)Partial
PelvisUnknown / not recorded
FemurUnknown / not recorded
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

Arms and shoulder girdle with claws, described by Barsbold (1976), which showed Therizinosaurus was a theropod-like animal.

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