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Holotype

USNM 4934 “Road Kill”

Stegosaurus stenops

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Facts

Catalog number
USNM 4934
Nickname
Road Kill
Institution
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM)
Year found
1886
Found by
Marshall P. Felch
Locality
Garden Park, near Cañon City, Colorado
Formation
Morrison Formation

Images

The Stegosaurus stenops holotype USNM 4934 as it was found, figured by Charles W. Gilmore (1914).Image credit: Charles W. Gilmore, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsPublic domainSource (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Holotype: USNM 4934 “Road Kill”

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Holotype: USNM 4934 “Road Kill”
RegionState
SkullPreserved
MandibleUnknown / not recorded
TeethUnknown / not recorded
Cervical vertebraePreserved
Dorsal vertebraePreserved
SacrumUnknown / not recorded
Caudal vertebraePartial
RibsUnknown / not recorded
GastraliaUnknown / not recorded
Scapula / shoulder girdleUnknown / not recorded
HumerusPreserved
Forearm (radius / ulna)Unknown / not recorded
Hand (manus)Unknown / not recorded
PelvisPartial
FemurPreserved
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded

Excavation history

An articulated skeleton found flattened on its side by Marshall Felch at Garden Park, Colorado, for Marsh; nicknamed "Road Kill". It showed how the plates were arranged.

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