N ▁G DF ▁ 3 8 1 , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁mentioned ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁ren umber ed ▁as ▁MS N VE ▁ 3 7 1 4 , ▁although ▁this ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁Belg ian ▁p ala e ont ologist ▁Fil ipp o ▁Ber to z zo ▁and ▁colle agues ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁hol ot ype ▁itself ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Niger ▁after ▁being ▁described ▁and ▁having ▁its ▁b ones ▁cast ed ▁and ▁mounted , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Musée ▁National ▁Bou b ou ▁H ama ▁in ▁Ni ame y . ▁The ▁generic ▁name ▁Our an osa urus ▁car ries ▁a ▁double ▁meaning , ▁it ▁is ▁both ▁taken ▁from ▁Arab ic ▁meaning ▁" val our ", ▁" cou rage " ▁or ▁" reck less ness " ▁and ▁also ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁Tu are g ▁language ▁of ▁Niger ▁where ▁is ▁it ▁the ▁name ▁they ▁call ▁the ▁desert ▁monitor . ▁The ▁specific ▁name ▁refers ▁to ▁Niger , ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁discovery . ▁Ta quet ▁had ▁used ▁the ▁name ▁" O ur an osa urus ▁n iger i ensis " ▁previously , ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁presentation ▁of ▁the ▁ske leton ▁M N H N ▁G DF ▁ 3 0 0 ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁then ▁later ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁a ▁news ▁article ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁a ▁book ; ▁only ▁the ▁book ▁bore ▁any ▁images ▁associated ▁with ▁the