Introducing the first new species of tyrannosaur discovered in Canada in 50 years. Meet Thanatotheristes degrootorum, the ‘reaper of death’! Read all about it on our blog: bit.ly/37c3S7x #Thanatotheristes #ReaperOfDeath #RTMPResearch
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Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
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Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
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Celebrating the spectacular history of life on Earth, from the tiniest grains of pollen to the mightiest dinosaurs.
- For the first time, a fossilized tyrannosaur has been found with stomach contents preserved in place. Partial remains of two small dinosaurs were discovered inside the stomach cavity of a Gorgosaurus specimen from Dinosaur Provincial Park. Check out this video for details!
00:00 - “My love, respect, fascination and curiosity for paleontological & archeological science runs deep – and if I was the proud owner of the real Stan… I’d keep him in a museum, so the world could enjoy, study and learn from him.” – @TheRock 🙌👍👏
- The wait is over. Presenting Borealopelta markmitchelli. Named for Museum technician, Mark Mitchell @CurrentBiology eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…
- Meet the newest custom plush in our Museum Shop! Here, Anomalocaris visits its counterpart in our Burgess Shale diorama, which depicts creatures at 12 times their actual size. Shop in person or online: tyrrellmuseumshop.com/collections/on…
- Technician Amy is touching up cast material that was recently brought out of storage, including skulls of Parasaurolophus and Giganotosaurus, and a vertebra from Argentinosaurus! Did we mention that Amy is six feet tall?
- Palaeopathologies like disease and injuries are prevalent in fossil bones. Did you know that they are also identifiable in trace fossils? This fossil footprint from Nose Mountain, Alberta shows evidence of a large theropod that had a severely dislocated toe!
