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It is the only dinosaur that is commonly known to the general public by its full scientific name (binomial name) and the scientific abbreviation T. rex has also come into wide usage. [51] Robert T. Bakker notes this in The Dinosaur Heresies and explains that, "a name like ' T. rex ' is just irresistible to the tongue." [38]
Montana's T. rex (also known as "Peck's rex", "Peckrex", "Rigby's rex" and Tyrannosaurus "imperator") is the nickname given to a fossil specimen found in Montana in 1997. [54] The discovery was made by Louis E. Tremblay on 4 July 1997 working under the supervision of J. Keith Rigby Jr. who led the excavation and bone preparation.
The scientific discoveries of dinosaurs sometimes led to creation of local museums with positive impact on the local society and economy. Some of the best examples are the dinosaurs from Lourinhã Formation that changed the town of Lourinhã , in Portugal, famous for the dinosaur eggs.
A rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota's badlands - a find noteworthy for the scientific insight it may offer into the life history of this famous ...
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When the preparation was complete in 2011, a ~65% complete T. rex skeleton was revealed. [ 2 ] Since its discovery and extensive subsequent study, Scotty has been referred to as the largest T. rex ever discovered in the world, the largest of any dinosaur discovered in Canada, and as one of the oldest and most complete fossils of its kind at ...
What was 21-feet tall, looked like a T-rex and was covered in feathers? It was the Cryolophosaurus, of course! This eccentric beast roamed the Earth during the early Jurassic Period, around 188 to ...
Initially, Nanuqsaurus was estimated to have been about 5–6 meters (16–20 ft) long, a metric based on the holotype specimen, putting the animal at about half the length of Tyrannosaurus rex. [5] [6] [7] The length of the same specimen's reconstructed skull, based on the proportions of related animals, was 60–70 cm (24–28 in). [3]