rex skeleton found in South Dakota, she was able to see that it was an adult due to the fusion of certain skull bones and the texture on the nose bones. Michelle makes drawings and takes photos to record information about the bones. The goal is to treat the bones in a way that protects them so that they remain useful for research in the long run. Still, Hans Sues was able to fill gaps in the fossil record for tyrannosaurs from the late Cretaceous.įossil Preparators such as Michelle Pinsdorf work to clean, repair, and assemble the bones. Rarely, skull bones or bone fragments have been found. To date, most of the fossils from more than 60 digs are just tyrannosaurid teeth.

Hans Sues had to piece together the evidence. For example, analyzing dinosaur remains in Uzbekistan, Dr. rex, most fossil remains of tyrannosaurids and other dinosaurs are fragmentary. It is one of the most complete skeletons of T. In 2013 it was prepared for its journey to Washington, D.C., where it is on loan to the National Museum of Natural History for the next 50 years. rex, was excavated and displayed at the Museum of the Rockies.

The entire skeleton, now known as the Wankel T. A bone sticking out of the ground turned out to be part of the fossilized skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. In 1988, amateur fossil hunter Kathy Wankel made an unusual and extremely valuable find while on a family camping trip in Montana.

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