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TYRANNOSAURUS REX
MONTANA, USA
From the Hell Creek Formation, Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous (circa 67 million years ago). An adult Tyrannosaurus rex, probably male, with the fossil bones well-preserved and quite solid being well permineralized, with excellent detail on their periosteal surfaces: osteological details such as muscle scars; and pathologies including bite marks and osteoarthritis. Approximately 79 bones mounted with additional cast elements from the specimen ‘Stan’ BHI 3033, on frame mounted into an anatomically accurate hunting pose.
36 x 12 x 7ft. (1100 x 360 x 210cm.)
Provenance
Excavated from private land in the Hells Creek Formation, Montana, 2020
Prepared and mounted by Kriegerbarthold Paleontology, Germany 2022.
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