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The group was excited, as it was evident that much of the dinosaur had been preserved. Previously discovered T. rex skeletons were usually missing over half of their bones. [10] It was later determined that Sue was a record 90 percent complete by bulk, [11] and 73 percent complete counting the elements. [12]
Numerous scientifically important fossils have been recovered from the quarry, including the most complete sauropod fossil ever found, the juvenile Camarasaurus specimen CM 11338, and the largest nearly complete dinosaur skeleton ever found, [16] the Apatosaurus specimen CM 3018, which was the specimen that led Douglass to discover the site.
The most complete hadrosaurid dinosaur ever found, an Edmontosaurus, was retrieved in 2000 from the Hell Creek Formation and widely publicized in a National Geographic documentary aired in December 2007. A few bird, mammal, and pterosaur fossils have also been found.
The fossils were given to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in 1980, and it was designated the state fossil in 1981 under former-Gov. Bill Richardson.
Tyrannosaurus, which roamed western North America, was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs. It appears this Tyrannosaurus was about 13-15 years old, two-thirds adult size, 25 feet (7.6 meters ...
The only recorded find of a dinosaur fossil in Central America consists of a single femur discovered from Middle Cretaceous age deposits in Comayagua Department in the central part of Honduras. The fossil had been found in January, 1971 by Bruce Simonson and Gregory Horne, though it was later sent to the National Museum of Natural History, USA ...
It is expected to fetch between $4 million and $6 million, making it one of the most valuable dinosaur fossils ever offered up for sale, the auction house added.
The remains of a brow horn suggested that the fossil was a large Triceratops, [3] one of the most common dinosaurs found in the Hell Creek Formation. [4] The remains were scattered over an area of 100 square metres. [5] The fossil's excavation was completed by August 2015. [6] The skeleton is over 60% complete, with a skull that is 75% complete ...