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BlueMTexpat

(15,489 posts)
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 02:27 AM Aug 2016

T. rex with Well-Preserved Skull Found in Montana's Hell Creek Formation

Researchers say they were able to unearth roughly a fifth of the animal

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/t-rex-with-well-preserved-skull-found-in-montana-s-hell-creek-formation/

There's a new Tyrannosaurus rex fossil on the block, with a cute nickname and about 20 percent of its former body intact, including a well-preserved skull.

The T. rex was found by paleontologists from Burke Museum and the University of Washington (UW) in Montana's famous dinosaur-fossil haven, the Hell Creek Formation. It has been dubbed the "Tufts-Love Rex," in honor of the volunteer paleontologists who first noticed bones jutting out of a hillside: Burke Museum's Jason Love and Luke Tufts.

The Burke and UW researchers say they were able to unearth roughly a fifth of the animal, including ribs, hips, jaw bones and vertebrae. (They'll search for more pieces of the iconic beast next summer.)

But the centerpiece of the find is the skull, which is about 4 feet long. So far, the scientists can see the right side of the skull -- from base to snout, including teeth -- and they think it's likely the left side, now trapped in rock, is intact too. (They'll begin the painstaking process of removing the remaining rock in October.)


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T. rex with Well-Preserved Skull Found in Montana's Hell Creek Formation (Original Post) BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 OP
4' long... deathrind Aug 2016 #1
Indeed it is ... BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #2

deathrind

(1,786 posts)
1. 4' long...
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 02:45 AM
Aug 2016

Massive animal...

It is an incredible planet with an equally incredible history that we live on.

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