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Referred specimen

NHMUK PV R36730 “Sophie”

Stegosaurus stenops

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Facts

Catalog number
NHMUK PV R36730
Nickname
Sophie
Institution
Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK)
Year found
2003
Formation
Morrison Formation

Images

Tail and spikes of 'Sophie' (NHMUK PV R36730), one of the most complete Stegosaurus stenops specimens, at the Natural History Museum, London.Image credit: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (unmodified except resizing), Natural History Museum, LondonCC BY-SA 4.0 (unmodified)Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Referred specimen: NHMUK PV R36730 “Sophie”

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Referred specimen: NHMUK PV R36730 “Sophie”
RegionState
SkullPreserved
MandiblePreserved
TeethUnknown / not recorded
Cervical vertebraePreserved
Dorsal vertebraePreserved
SacrumUnknown / not recorded
Caudal vertebraePreserved
RibsPreserved
GastraliaUnknown / not recorded
Scapula / shoulder girdleUnknown / not recorded
HumerusPreserved
Forearm (radius / ulna)Preserved
Hand (manus)Unknown / not recorded
PelvisPreserved
FemurPreserved
Tibia / fibulaPreserved
Foot (pes)Partial

Excavation history

Excavated at Red Canyon Ranch near Shell, Wyoming, in 2003-2004; bought by the Natural History Museum, London, in 2013 and described in 2015 as the most complete Stegosaurus known.

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