Tag: t-rex
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CBS Sunday Morning: Our fascination with Tyrannosaurus Rex
CBS Sunday Morning had a segment about our fascination with T rex. One of the most aptly named dinosaurs, it’s name means “Tyrant Lizard King”. This piece an interview with Mark Norell, head paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History. As the CBS crew joins a University of Kansas expedition to Wyoming to find…
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T. rex used a stiff skull to eat its prey
Phys.org has a story about the strength of a Tyrannosaurus rex bite. This story describes research which appeared in a paper published in the journal The Anatomical Record. A Tyrannosaurus rex could bite hard enough to shatter the bones of its prey. But how it accomplished this feat without breaking its own skull bones has…
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NPR The Indicator: Selling a T-rex on eBay
NPR’s “The Indicator” podcast has an episode about a baby T-rex for sale on eBay. They do a good job of describing the situation. The podcast is an excellent way to learn about the economics. They have short informative episodes daily. Check it out!
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Is “Scotty” the Biggest T. rex? Maybe Not!
Brian Switeck on his Laelaps blog has a great post that discusses why “Scotty” may NOT be the biggest T.rex. Our local favorite, “SUE” of the Field Museum has long been billed as the largest, oldest, and most complete T.rex ever found. There isn’t any doubt in the “most complete” title. But, largest and oldest…
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USPS: T-rex Postage Stamps Coming Soon To A Post Office Near You!
The USPS will be releasing a pane of T-rex postage stamps starting June 28th, 2019. Details are here. With this pane of 16 stamps, the Postal Service brings Tyrannosaurus rex to life — some 66 million years after its demise. One design illustrates a face-to-face encounter with a T. rex approaching through a forest clearing; another shows the same…
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NYT: ‘Scotty’ the T. Rex Is the Heaviest Ever Found, Scientists Say
The NY Times has a piece about Scotty the Tyrannosaurus rex. The specimen was discovered in Saskatchewan in 1991. A paper published in the scientific journal “The Anatomical Record estimates Scotty to have weighed 19,555 pounds, which would make it heavier than SUE – estimated between 12,000 – 14,000. Size and age are also seen…
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AMNH: T. rex: The Ultimate Predator
The American Museum of Natural History in New York has a new exhibit opening on March 11th, 2019. It’s called “T. rex: The Ultimate Predator” and it runs through August 9th, 2020. How did T. rex evolve to become the most fearsome carnivore of the Mesozoic? T. rex: The Ultimate Predator will introduce you to…
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Quicks & Quarks: Tiny tyrannosaur fossil helps scientists understand how T-rex grew so large
CBC’s Quirks & Quarks has a segment about a tiny tyrannosaur that helps shed light on how T-rex grew so large. The animal, Moros intrepodus, was found by Dr. Lindsay Zanno. She’s head of paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and research professor at N.C. State University in Raleigh. You might remember…
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A Fresh Science Makeover for SUE
The new Sue exhibit is schedule to open on December 21st, 2018. It will include many new facts and clarifications. Those changes are nicely summarized in a new Field Museum blog post. Though SUE the T. rex’s fossils are a snapshot of life 67 million years ago, the science around extinct animals is rarely set…
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What’s the Point of T-Rex’s Tiny Arms?
The Daily Beast has an article about T-Rex’s tiny arms. What were they used for, grabbing, slashing, mating? Steven Stanley, a geologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, presented a paper at the Geological Society of America’s annual meeting. The conventional wisdom, as far as T. rex arms go, is that they atrophied over…
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MinuteEarth: Why Did T Rex Have Such Tiny Arms?
MinuteEarth on YouTube has a neat little video about T Rex and it’s tiny arms. Enjoy!
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Dinosaur Bone Hunting: Excavating Fossils With Paleo Prospectors
By Mary Fairchild (2011, private ranch near New Castle, Wyoming.) To collect, conserve, curate and display extraordinary geological and natural history specimens that have the power to educate, enlighten, and excite people about the wonders of the natural world.–The Black Hills Museum of Natural History’s mission statement When dinosaurs walked the earth, a vast inland…
