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The "dinosaur bones" that you see on display at the Museum aren't really bones at all. Through the process of fossilization, ancient animal bones are turned into rock. What is a fossil?
Almost everything about Tyrannosaurus rex indicates the enormous power of one of the largest theropod dinosaurs that ever existed. The first skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex was discovered in 1902 in Hell Creek, Montana, by the Museum's famous fossil hunter Barnum Brown.
Sue, nickname for one of the most complete and best-preserved skeletons of Tyrannosaurus rex. The fossil was dated to approximately 67 million years ago. Measuring 12.8 metres (42 feet) long, Sue is among the largest known skeletons of T. rex.
SUE is the most complete adult Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton discovered to date, with 250 of the approximately 380 total bones in a T. rex. This one-of-a-kind specimen is even more complete by bone volume, at 90 percent—meaning that many of the missing bones are smaller ones.
Dippy, a replica of a Diplodocus skeleton, first arrived in London in 1905. This treasured dinosaur served as an awe-inspiring welcoming sight for visitors to the Museum from 1979 to 2017. Discover the many stories of this specimen, from its early stardom to more recent adventures, and find out what's next for the nation's favourite dinosaur.
Visitors to the American Museum of Natural History in New York can now feast their eyes on a rare new display: the fossil of a 150-million-year-old, fully grown Stegosaurus named Apex. The exhibit ...
The first complete dinosaur skeleton ever identified has finally been studied in detail and found its place in the dinosaur family tree, completing a project that began more than 150 years ago.
A chance discovery made in southern France has revealed a rare specimen — an almost complete dinosaur skeleton found connected from its hind skull to its tail.
Probably the most famous of all extinct dinosaurs, the mighty Tyrannosaurus possessed a surprisingly light, hollow-boned, 40-foot-long skeleton. Velociraptor mongoliensis The lithe, 6-foot-long skeleton of Velociraptor made this predator one of the most swift and agile carnivores roaming the sand dune fields of the ancient Gobi Desert.
In 1988, amateur fossil hunter Kathy Wankel made an unusual and extremely valuable find while on a family camping trip in Montana. A bone sticking out of the ground turned out to be part of the fossilized skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. The entire skeleton, now known as the Wankel T. rex, was excavated and displayed at the Museum of the Rockies.