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Lectotype

OUMNH PAL-J.13505

Megalosaurus bucklandii

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Facts

Catalog number
OUMNH PAL-J.13505
Institution
Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH)
Year found
1797
Locality
Stonesfield quarries, Oxfordshire
Formation
Taynton Limestone Formation

Images

Replica of the Megalosaurus bucklandii lower jaw OUM J13505 from the Stonesfield quarry, England.Image credit: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 2.0Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Lectotype: OUMNH PAL-J.13505

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Lectotype: OUMNH PAL-J.13505
RegionState
SkullUnknown / not recorded
MandiblePartial · Right dentary.
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)Unknown / not recorded
PelvisUnknown / not recorded
FemurUnknown / not recorded
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

Right dentary with teeth from a Stonesfield quarry, acquired by the University of Oxford on 24 October 1797; described by Buckland (1824) and designated lectotype by Molnar et al. (1990).

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