Category: T. rex

What Caused Holes in Sue the T. Rex’s Jawbone? Scientists Are Stumped

WASHINGTON—Sue, the biggest and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, no doubt was a fearsome beast when this predator prowled what is now South Dakota about 67 million years ago at the twilight of the age of dinosaurs. But even this huge dinosaur, whose fossils are displayed at the Field Museum in Chicago, was not…


Minnesota Man Builds Huge Roaring Snow T-Rex Dinosaur on Front Lawn, and Neighbors Can’t Believe Their Eyes

There’s one in every town. Sometimes it’s the local Christmas light bug who sets the night ablaze with electric winter wonderlands—while shorting out the grid—each season. Or in Becker, Minnesota, it’s Paul Larcom packing together life-sized snow dinosaurs on his front lawn. Erected mid-January, his giant snow T-rex—complete with long tail; dragon-like body; gaping, roaring jaws; and…


Did Dwayne Johnson Buy a T-Rex Fossil for $31 Million? Here’s Why the Rock’s Manningcast Appearance Leaves Some Wondering

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson upped the interior design bar when a Tyrannosaurus Rex skull appeared in the background during an interview on the “The ManningCast” show on Monday night. What to Know Johnson, at home, joined show hosts Peyton and Eli Manning remotely on Walt Disney Co.-owned ESPN2 during the second quarter of the NFC wild-card playoff featuring Los…


Researchers Find Fossilized Egg Containing Remains of World’s Most Complete Baby Dinosaur Embryo

A fossilized egg has been found to contain the remains of the world’s most complete baby dinosaur just before hatching. The exquisitely preserved embryo was “lying like a bird” in a distinctive tucking posture. It died about 70 million years ago—and was about to hatch. The head is below the body, with the feet on…