Thomas Carr, a paleontologist form Carthage College in Wisconsin, told in July following the sale of the Gorgosaurs: ' are like the last copy of a book being thrown into the fire – when the skeleton was purchased by a private collector, it no longer exists to scientists anymore. The issue regarding this statement has been raised several times this year by paleontologists who are sadden by such sales because this means the specimen is lost to science. This specimen may not be headed to a research institution, though. Marks on the skull are interesting to study 'because they give us an idea about what life was like during the Cretaceous period,' Hatton said. 'We don't know that this is what caused the death of this animal, but we can tell that it did have a major battle during its lifetime,' she said. When auctioned in December, the auction house expects the dinosaur skull to sell for $15 to $25 million.
REAL T REX SKULL FULL
rex skull was unearthed had been severely weathered over time, and most of the skeleton was destroyed by erosion - it was just by a stroke of luck the skull remained intact.Īccompanying the skull is full documentation certifying condition, authenticity, and legality of ownership, including osteograph, bone inventory, field photographs, and preparation notes, further proving the exemplar specimen is in a class by itself.Ĭassandra Hatton, Sotheby's head of science and popular culture, said two large puncture holes in the skull were evidence that the animal had been in a fight, probably with another T-rex.Ĭassandra Hatton, senior vice president, global head of department, Science & Popular Culture at Sotheby's, points at two large puncture holes likely from a fight with another dinosaur, on a Tyrannosaurus rex skull excavated from Harding County, South Dakota, in 2020-2021, in New York City on Friday, Nov. The site is also well known for the excavation of other popular dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period including that of Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus and many others. This geological formation is world-renowned for yielding more T-rex material than any other location in the world, having also produced Sue, the first dinosaur ever sold at auction, which fetched a record $8.3 million at Sotheby's in 1997, and Stan, sold in 2020 for $31.8 million. rex can be found in the first room of the fossil exhibit in the museum.There is a puncture mark on the skull, which Sotheby's believes was made while fighting with another dinosaur, likely another T-rex
Its hind claws were powerful, as were its razor-sharp teeth. Though it could reach more than 30 feet in length, it was capable of speeds near 20 mph. "The famous tyrannosaur was one of the largest and strongest carnivores of its day. Late Cretaceous Period" In New Leaf Īfter donating the final part of the fossil in New Leaf, its plaque in the museum will read: The Tyrannosaurus Rex can be found in the first room of the fossil exhibit in the museum. rex is, of course, short for Tyrannosaurus rex! It lived until the final days of the dinosaurs and was a fearsome predator, wot? Just imagine how it would rend and tear apart its prey with those huge jaws and sharp teeth! Blech! Vivid! It was also very heavy, so the theory goes that is wasn't particularly fast.So, if it attacked, you could escape from it pretty easily, I should think." rex has been completed! Hoo, the sheer stupefaction of it all! T.
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