DinoDex

Holotype

UCMP 37302

Dilophosaurus wetherilli

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Facts

Catalog number
UCMP 37302
Institution
University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)
Year found
1942
Found by
Jesse Williams
Locality
Dilophosaurus type locality, near Tuba City, Navajo Nation, Arizona
Formation
Kayenta Formation

Images

Pathologies in the forelimbs and shoulder blade of the Dilophosaurus holotype UCMP 37302 (Senter & Juengst 2016).Image credit: Leandra Walters, Phil Senter, Sara L. Juengst, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 2.5Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Holotype: UCMP 37302

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Holotype: UCMP 37302
RegionState
SkullPartial
MandiblePartial
TeethUnknown / not recorded
Cervical vertebraePreserved
Dorsal vertebraePreserved
SacrumUnknown / not recorded
Caudal vertebraeUnknown / not recorded
RibsUnknown / not recorded
GastraliaUnknown / not recorded
Scapula / shoulder girdleUnknown / not recorded
HumerusPreserved · With healed injuries (Senter & Juengst 2016).
Forearm (radius / ulna)Preserved
Hand (manus)Partial
PelvisPartial
FemurPreserved
Tibia / fibulaPreserved
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

Found in 1942 by Jesse Williams and excavated by a UCMP team under Charles Camp. Its crests were not recognised until later.

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