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Referred specimen

WDC-CSG-100 “Thermopolis specimen”

Archaeopteryx lithographica

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Facts

Catalog number
WDC-CSG-100
Nickname
Thermopolis specimen
Institution
Wyoming Dinosaur Center (WDC)
Year found
Not recorded
Formation
Solnhofen Formation

What this specimen preserves

Referred specimen: WDC-CSG-100 “Thermopolis specimen”

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Referred specimen: WDC-CSG-100 “Thermopolis specimen”
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)Preserved
PelvisUnknown / not recorded
FemurUnknown / not recorded
Tibia / fibulaUnknown / not recorded
Foot (pes)Preserved

Excavation history

Held in a private collection for decades, acquired by the Wyoming Dinosaur Center and described in 2005; it shows a hyperextensible second toe like those of deinonychosaurs.

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