Holotype
PIN 551-483
Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
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- Catalog number
- PIN 551-483
- Institution
- Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (PIN)
- Year found
- 1948
- Locality
- Nemegt Basin, Ömnögovi, Mongolia
- Formation
- Nemegt Formation
What this specimen preserves
Holotype: PIN 551-483
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Unknown / not recorded |
| Mandible | Unknown / not recorded |
| Teeth | Unknown / not recorded |
| Cervical vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Dorsal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Sacrum | Unknown / not recorded |
| Caudal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Ribs | Partial · Rib fragment. |
| Gastralia | Unknown / not recorded |
| Scapula / shoulder girdle | Unknown / not recorded |
| Humerus | Unknown / not recorded |
| Forearm (radius / ulna) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Hand (manus) | Partial · Three ungual claws. |
| Pelvis | Unknown / not recorded |
| Femur | Unknown / not recorded |
| Tibia / fibula | Unknown / not recorded |
| Foot (pes) | Unknown / not recorded |
Excavation history
Three hand claws and a rib fragment collected in 1948 by the Soviet-Mongolian expedition; Maleev took them for a giant turtle-like reptile.