General
General
Object Auto ID
17527
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_22779
Common Name
Massospondylus skull
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
Neotype skull of Massospondylus,and belongs to a partial specimen consisting of the front half of the body (the pelvic girdle and tail are missing).Found by James Ktching in March 1980, on farm Borsmansdrift 133, located on Map 2827CD (Mekoatleng's Nek).Age: approximately 200 million years old, from the upper part of the Elliot Formation of the Stormberg Group.The skull is a single, well-indurated unit that has been fully prepared from rock matrix externally.
Description
Description
Material Types
Distinguishing Features
The egg cluster is in a single slab, and two eggs have been manually prepared to reveal embryos lying within. The remaining eggs have not been prepared but are embedded in a homogeneous red sandy mudstone.
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History
History
Object Age
2015
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