Referred specimen
UGS Utahraptor megablock “Utahraptor megablock”
Utahraptor ostrommaysi
Open the Utahraptor ostrommaysi profileFacts
- Catalog number
- UGS Utahraptor megablock
- Nickname
- Utahraptor megablock
- Institution
- Utah Geological Survey (UGS)
- Year found
- 2001
- Found by
- Matt Stikes
- Locality
- Stikes Quarry (Utahraptor megablock), near Moab, Utah
- Formation
- Cedar Mountain Formation
What this specimen preserves
Referred specimen: UGS Utahraptor megablock “Utahraptor megablock”
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Partial |
| Mandible | Unknown / not recorded |
| Teeth | Unknown / not recorded |
| Cervical vertebrae | Partial |
| Dorsal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Sacrum | Unknown / not recorded |
| Caudal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Ribs | Unknown / not recorded |
| Gastralia | Unknown / not recorded |
| Scapula / shoulder girdle | Unknown / not recorded |
| Humerus | Unknown / not recorded |
| Forearm (radius / ulna) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Hand (manus) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Pelvis | Unknown / not recorded |
| Femur | Partial |
| Tibia / fibula | Unknown / not recorded |
| Foot (pes) | Unknown / not recorded |
Excavation history
A 9-tonne block of sandstone with the bones of several Utahraptor individuals, from adults to hatchlings, and an iguanodont. Preparation has been ongoing since 2014.