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Referred specimen

TMP 2009.12.14

Gorgosaurus libratus

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Facts

Catalog number
TMP 2009.12.14
Institution
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (TMP)
Year found
Not recorded
Formation
Dinosaur Park Formation

Images

Juvenile Gorgosaurus TMP 2009.12.14 preserving the hind limbs of two young Citipes in its stomach region (Therrien et al. 2023).Image credit: Therrien, F.; Zelenitsky, D. K.; Tanaka, K.; Voris, J. T.; Erickson, G. M.; Currie, P. J.; DeBuhr, C. L.; Kobayashi, Y., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 4.0Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Referred specimen: TMP 2009.12.14

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Referred specimen: TMP 2009.12.14
RegionState
SkullPreserved
MandibleUnknown / not recorded
TeethUnknown / not recorded
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 / fibulaPreserved
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

An articulated juvenile with a nearly complete skull, 5 to 7 years old from growth lines, preserving the hind limbs of two yearling Citipes elegans in its abdominal cavity.

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