Speaking of bones, look what arrived today! Stan is the […]

Speaking of bones, look what arrived today!

Stan is the largest and most complete male T-Rex ever found, with a bite puncture in the rear of the skull emblematic of another T-Rex. So exciting to our inner child… Here is the unpacking photo essay: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/11847683823/page1/#comment72157639572350925

And the Heritage description:
“STAN” – SKULL CAST OF MOST COMPLETE T-REX EVER FOUND
Tyrannosaurus rex, Late Cretaceous
Hell Creek Formation, South Dakota

“STAN represents the biggest and most complete T-rex ever found. Hailing from the famed Hell Creek Formation of the Late Cretaceous, STAN was discovered in the Spring of 1987 with 65 percent real bone preserved. The skeleton has evidence of a number of pathologies – including a hole in the back of the skull – likely made by the tooth of another T-rex! STAN endured broken ribs, a broken neck and the attack by another T-rex, yet the dinosaur probably died of disease or old age, rather than from any of his numerous injuries. It took an unbelievable 30,000 hours of preparation time to put the skeleton together”