Re: T.rex skull anyone?

[Tom Holtz <tholtz@geochange.er.usgs.gov>]

>   According to CBS the Smithsonian wouldn't let a cast be made of their
>skull.

It would be rather difficult for the Smithsonian crew to cast a T. rex
skull for Newt, since the SI doesn't have a T. rex skull in its
collections!!  The one on display is a cast of the American Museum skull,
and so anyone who wants duplicates would have to ask the VP department in
New York.

                                
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.                                   
tholtz@geochange.er.usgs.gov
Vertebrate Paleontologist in Exile                  Phone:      703-648-5280
U.S. Geological Survey                                FAX:      703-648-5420
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