WASHINGTON DC, États-Unis — Un moulage de crâne Tyrannosaurus rex est exposé au Musée national d'histoire naturelle Smithsonian. Le spécimen représente le Wankel T. rex, découvert au Montana en 1988 par une éleveuse Kathy Wankel. Initialement fouillé par le Museum of the Rockies et le U.S. Army corps of Engineers, ce spécimen de T. rex presque complet est devenu une partie de la collection permanente du musée.

• Contributeur: David Coleman | Have Camera Will Travel / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2Y4H5TY
• Taille du fichier: 68,7 MB (3,8 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 6000 x 4000 px | 50,8 x 33,9 cm | 20 x 13,3 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 13 janvier 2015
• Lieu: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Photograph by David Coleman. This Tyrannosaurus rex skull cast represents one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever discovered. The original fossil, found in Montana in 1988 by rancher Kathy Wankel, dates back 66 million years to the Late Cretaceous period. The specimen was excavated over two years through a collaboration between the Museum of the Rockies and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The fossil was preserved in riverbed sediments that turned to stone over millions of years, protecting the skeleton until its discovery when an arm bone was spotted protruding from the ground. This T. rex specimen is particularly significant due to its completeness and excellent preservation. The skull cast serves as a preview of the complete skeleton, which was installed in the museum's fossil hall in 2019 through the support of David H. Koch. The specimen represents one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossils ever found, providing valuable insights into the anatomy and biology of these iconic prehistoric predators.

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