Discipline:

Paleobiology  Search this

Region:

US High Plains and Rocky Mountains (ID, MT, ND, SD, WY, CO)  Search this

Is this real?:

No, it's a cast.

Object Type:

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality:

Hell Creek area, Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, North America, United States, Montana, McCone County

Collection Date:

1989

Description:

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Geologic Age:

Mesozoic - Cretaceous - Upper/Late - Maastrichtian

Notes:

This is a 3D print of the National Tyrannosaurus rex right forelimb, left forelimb, femur, and the furcula. It is a cast made of plastic PLA filament and a coat of resin. It is painted brown to replicate the fossilized dinosaur. There are two sets of the 3D printed bones. The femur prints measure around 20 cm x 6 cm x 4 cm in size. Each set of forelimbs measure roughly around 19 cm x 14 cm x 1.5 cm in size. The furcula, or wishbone, prints measure around 3.3 cm x 1.7 cm x 0.4 cm in size.

Number of objects in this record:

2

Record Last Modified:

23 Jan 2024

Stratigraphy:

Hell Creek Fm

Topic:

Education & Outreach  Search this

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Sauropsida, Reptilia, Archosauria, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae

Scientific Name:

Tyrannosaurus rex

USNM Number:

EO404751

See more items in:

Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3617fa0f9-b194-497a-9a70-02ac49d8376e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnheducation_15020973