Object Details
Discipline
Paleobiology
Region
US High Plains and Rocky Mountains (ID, MT, ND, SD, WY, CO)
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
Collection Date
1989
USNM Number
EO404751
Object Type
Education and Outreach collections
Is this real?
No, it's a cast.
Collecting Locality
Hell Creek area, Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, North America, United States, Montana, McCone County
Scientific Name
Tyrannosaurus rex
See more items in
Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
Taxonomy
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Sauropsida, Reptilia, Archosauria, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae
Topic
Education & Outreach
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnheducation_15020973