Saturday, July 28, 2018

Deinocheirus mirificus Limb Fossil


This is a cast of the front limbs of a Deinocheirus mirificus dinosaur fossil. It was collected by Z. Kielan-Jaworowska in 1965 at Altan Ulaa III in Mongolia. Fossil dates to the Late Cretaceous Period (72 million years ago).



Fossil on display at American Museum of Natural History in New York City USA as of July 2018.