Project 485: S. J. Nesbitt, P. M. Barrett, S. Werning, C. A. Sidor, A. J. Charig. 2013. The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania. Biology Letters. 9:5pp.

Morphobank media number
M128708

Taxonomic name
Nyasasaurus parringtoni

Specimen
Nyasasaurus parringtoni (NHMUK:R6586)

Specimen notes
Holotype. Partial skeleton including right humerus, three partial presacral vertebrae, and three sacral vertebrae. All histological images are from the mid-diaphyseal humerus.

View
humerus

Side represented
right side

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Sarah Werning

Copyright holder
The Natural History Museum, London

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Media notes
Partial right humerus of the holotype of Nyasasaurus parringtoni gen. et sp. nov. (NHMUK R6856) in (a) anterior, (b) posterior, (c) lateral, (d) medial, and (e) proximal views. Scale = 1 cm. Abbreviations: dep, depression; dp, deltopectoral crest; fo, foramen; g, groove; hh, humeral head; no, notch.

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