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Referred specimen

MPC-D 100/25 “Fighting Dinosaurs”

Velociraptor mongoliensis

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Facts

Catalog number
MPC-D 100/25
Nickname
Fighting Dinosaurs
Institution
Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MPC)
Year found
1971
Locality
Tugrikin Shireh, Ömnögovi, Mongolia
Formation
Djadokhta Formation

Images

Skull and lower jaw of Velociraptor MPC-D 100/25 from the 'Fighting Dinosaurs' in several views (Barsbold & Osmólska 1999).Image credit: Rinchen Barsbold & Halszka Osmólska, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 4.0Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Referred specimen: MPC-D 100/25 “Fighting Dinosaurs”

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Referred specimen: MPC-D 100/25 “Fighting Dinosaurs”
RegionState
SkullPreserved
MandiblePreserved
TeethUnknown / not recorded
Cervical vertebraePreserved
Dorsal vertebraePreserved
SacrumUnknown / not recorded
Caudal vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
RibsUnknown / not recorded
GastraliaUnknown / not recorded
Scapula / shoulder girdleUnknown / not recorded
HumerusPreserved
Forearm (radius / ulna)Preserved
Hand (manus)Preserved · Right hand gripping the Protoceratops skull.
PelvisPreserved
FemurPreserved
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Preserved · Sickle claw in the throat region of the Protoceratops.

Excavation history

Found in 1971 by the Polish-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition: a Velociraptor locked in combat with a Protoceratops, buried together.

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