▁offered ▁to ▁don ate ▁the ▁nearly ▁complete ▁spec imen ▁and ▁a ▁sk ull ▁of ▁Sar cos uch us ▁to ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Ven ice , ▁which ▁accepted ▁the ▁offer ▁and ▁subsequently ▁mounted ▁the ▁ske leton ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Museo ▁di ▁Storia ▁Natur ale ▁di ▁Venez ia . ▁ ▁Ta quet ▁formally ▁described ▁the ▁two ▁mostly - complete ▁spec im ens ▁M N H N ▁G DF ▁ 3 0 0 ▁and ▁M N H N ▁G DF ▁ 3 8 1 ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁fourth ▁exped itions ▁as ▁Our an osa urus ▁n iger i ensis ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁referred ▁cor ac oid ▁and ▁fem ur ▁that ▁bore ▁the ▁numbers ▁M N H N ▁G DF ▁ 3 0 1 ▁and ▁M N H N ▁G DF ▁ 3 0 2 ▁respectively . ▁M N H N ▁G DF ▁ 3 0 0 ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁hol ot ype , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁spec imen ▁described , ▁including ▁a ▁semi - art ic ulated ▁sk ull ▁lack ing ▁the ▁left ▁, ▁right ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁, ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ▁verte br al ▁column , ▁for el im bs ▁lack ing ▁a ▁few ▁hand ▁b ones , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁h ind lim b ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁b ones ▁of ▁the ▁left . ▁Add itional ▁description ▁for ▁b ones ▁un pres erved ▁in ▁the ▁hol ot ype ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁Ta quet ' s ▁M N H