The fossil fragment was uncovered during the 19th Century in Cambridge, and was given to the Natural History Museum by renowned fossil hunter Sir Richard Owen who helped found the museum and coined the word dinosaur. 直到19世纪,化石碎片才在英国剑桥被发现,著名的化石猎人理查德·欧文爵士将它交予自然历史博物馆。理查德·欧文爵士帮助建造了这座博物馆,他也是发明恐龙这个新词的人。