![]() rex over the course of a month this summer. More than 45 people helped excavate the T. Next summer, Burke paleontologists will search for additional parts of the dinosaur at the site. The skull is the 15 th reasonably complete T. This remarkable find is one of only about 25 of this level of completeness. rex lived up to 25-30 years.Īlthough arguably the most iconic and well-known dinosaur, T. rex age - the team estimates the dinosaur was about 15 years old when it died. Based on the size of the skull - a good indicator of T. Burke paleontologists could determine that the Tufts-Love Rex lived at the very end of the Cretaceous because it was found at the bottom of a hill a rock layer at the top of that hill marks the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction. rex lived at the end of the Cretaceous Period, 145–66 million years ago, and became extinct during the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction 66 million years ago. The Tufts-Love Rex is 66.3 million years old. rex would have been nearly as tall as a city bus, and as long as a bus from tail to head. “We think the Tufts-Love Rex is going to be an iconic specimen for the Burke Museum and the state of Washington and will be a must-see for dinosaur researchers as well,” said Wilson.īased on the size of its skull, Burke paleontologists estimate this dinosaur is about 85 percent the size of the largest T. ![]() Burke paleontologists believe it is very probable the other side of the skull is present, but will need to carefully remove the rock surrounding the fossil before they can determine its completeness. Excavation in the field revealed the right side of the skull from base to snout, including teeth. ![]() The skull is about 4 feet long weighs about 2,500 pounds in its protective plaster jacket. rex found by the UW/Burke team is nicknamed the “Tufts-Love Rex” in honor of the two volunteers who discovered it. rex tooth discovered by UW Burke Museum paleontologists in Montana. rex lived about 66–68 million years ago in forested river valleys in western North America during the late Cretaceous Period.Ī T. Fossil evidence shows it ate other dinosaurs like Edmontosaurus and Triceratops, with crushed bones from the animals even showing up in the its fossilized poop. rex was a fierce predator with serrated teeth and large jaws. Measuring an average of 40-feet long and 15 to 20-feet tall, T. rex was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs to ever roam the Earth. rex skull along with ribs, vertebrae, and parts of the jaw and pelvis. Upon further excavation, the team discovered the T. The bones’ large size and honeycomb-like structure indicated they belonged to a carnivorous dinosaur. Two Burke Museum paleontology volunteers, Jason Love and Luke Tufts, initially discovered pieces of fossilized bone protruding from a rocky hillside. rex during an expedition to the Hell Creek Formation in northern Montana - an area that is world-famous for its fossil dinosaur sites. The team, led by UW biology professor and Burke Museum Adjunct Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology Greg Wilson, discovered the T. The find, which paleontologists estimate to be about 20 percent of the animal, includes vertebrae, ribs, hips and lower jaw bones. Paleontologists with the University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture have discovered a Tyrannosaurus rex, including a very complete skull. Paleontologists prepare to remove a Tyrannosaurus rex skull from a fossil dig site in northern Montana and transport it to the Burke Museum at the University of Washington.
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