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Holotype

MUCPv-Ch 1

Giganotosaurus carolinii

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Facts

Catalog number
MUCPv-Ch 1
Institution
Museo Municipal Ernesto Bachmann (MUCPv-Ch)
Year found
1993
Found by
Rubén Carolini
Locality
Giganotosaurus type locality, near Villa El Chocón, Neuquén
Formation
Candeleros Formation

Images

The Giganotosaurus carolinii holotype displayed as found at the museum in Villa El Chocón, Argentina.Image credit: Simona.cerrato, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (unmodified except resizing), Museo Municipal Ernesto Bachmann, Villa El ChocónCC BY-SA 3.0 (unmodified)Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Holotype: MUCPv-Ch 1

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Holotype: MUCPv-Ch 1
RegionState
SkullPartial
MandiblePartial
TeethUnknown / not recorded
Cervical vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
Dorsal vertebraePartial
SacrumPartial
Caudal vertebraePartial
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
PelvisPartial
FemurPreserved
Tibia / fibulaPreserved
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

Found in 1993 by amateur fossil hunter Rubén Carolini near Villa El Chocón; described by Coria and Salgado in 1995 and named after him.

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