More on T. rex "King Kong" now on display in Munich + other news

[Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>]

Ben Creisler
bcreisler@gmail.com


More details about the first real fossil skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus
now on display in Europe at the Munich Show


Tyrannosaurus "King Kong"--12 meters long with real fossil bones


https://munichshow.com/en/the-munich-show/public-days/highlights-2014/special-exhibitions/special-exhibition-fossilworld/



Some additional info from an earlier showing of the skeleton in Asia:

"The specimen of Tyrannosaurus Rex was found in the Hell Creek
Formation in the Badlands of Montana.  Approximately 65% of the
skeleton of this Tyrannosaurus Rex has been preserved and thus this
specimen is considered as one of the most complete ever found.  The
missing bones were made out of resin moulds to complete the skeleton.
The bones of this specimen come from one animal and were found in two
excavation seasons.  This specimen owes its nickname “King Kong” to
its black bone colour.  As such, King Kong is not a composite
specimen, like most of the mounted and exposed Tyrannosaurus Rex
skeletons."

http://apps.ubmasia.com/eNews/newsletter_template/381/enews_21232.html

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video of unveiling and views of skeleton, including rare  complete arm
(in German)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMmRjuoPpGI

News story (in German)

http://www.muenchen.de/aktuell/enthuellung-skelett-tyrannosaurus-rex-mineralientage.html



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for reference:
History of Tyrannosaurus rex on display (blog from April 2014)

http://dinosours.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/displaying-the-tyrant-king-part-1/

http://dinosours.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/displaying-the-tyrant-king-part-2/

http://dinosours.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/displaying-the-tyrant-king-part-3/

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Visit to Spinosaurus exhibit


http://dinosours.wordpress.com/2014/09/

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Jack Horner TED talk

http://www.npr.org/2014/10/24/358144497/why-do-we-continue-to-care-about-dinosaurs?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=science


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Meat-eating squamates die younger than plant-eating squamates


http://phys.org/news/2014-10-sex-loving-meat-eating-reptiles-shorter.html

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