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Holotype

NHMUK PV R9951

Baryonyx walkeri

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Facts

Catalog number
NHMUK PV R9951
Institution
Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK)
Year found
1983
Found by
William J. Walker
Locality
Smokejacks pit, Wallis Wood, Ockley, Surrey
Formation
Weald Clay Formation

Images

Skull and skeleton elements of the Baryonyx walkeri holotype NHMUK PV R 9951, Natural History Museum, London.Image credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 4.0Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Holotype: NHMUK PV R9951

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Holotype: NHMUK PV R9951
RegionState
SkullPartial · Snout and braincase.
MandiblePartial
TeethPartial
Cervical vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
Dorsal vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
SacrumUnknown / not recorded
Caudal vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
RibsUnknown / not recorded
GastraliaUnknown / not recorded
Scapula / shoulder girdleUnknown / not recorded
HumerusUnknown / not recorded
Forearm (radius / ulna)Unknown / not recorded
Hand (manus)Partial · Large first-finger claw, 31 cm along the curve.
PelvisUnknown / not recorded
FemurUnknown / not recorded
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

Claw found by William Walker in January 1983; the skeleton was excavated by Natural History Museum staff in May-June 1983. It preserves most of the skull, including snout and braincase, and much of the body, with fish scales and Iguanodon bones in the belly.

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