Holotype
YPM 1930
Allosaurus fragilis
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- Catalog number
- YPM 1930
- Institution
- Yale Peabody Museum (YPM)
- Year found
- 1877
- Locality
- Garden Park, near Cañon City, Colorado
- Formation
- Morrison Formation
What this specimen preserves
Holotype: YPM 1930
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Unknown / not recorded |
| Mandible | Unknown / not recorded |
| Teeth | Partial |
| Cervical vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Dorsal vertebrae | Partial |
| Sacrum | Unknown / not recorded |
| Caudal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Ribs | Unknown / not recorded |
| Gastralia | Unknown / not recorded |
| Scapula / shoulder girdle | Unknown / not recorded |
| Humerus | Partial |
| Forearm (radius / ulna) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Hand (manus) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Pelvis | Unknown / not recorded |
| Femur | Unknown / not recorded |
| Tibia / fibula | Unknown / not recorded |
| Foot (pes) | Unknown / not recorded |
Excavation history
Fragmentary remains from Garden Park, Colorado, sent to Marsh and named in 1877. Their diagnostic value is limited.