RE: T-rex Finger Count?

[Ken.Carpenter@dmns.org]

There are two specimens showing a third metacarpal, not a complete
digit. It would not have been visible, so no need to change the
pictures. Here are some images:
http://www.pecksrex.com/aboutpecksrex1.html But it will load slow if you
don't have high-speed connection.

Kenneth Carpenter, Ph.D. 
Curator of Lower Vertebrate Paleontology 
and Chief Preparator 
Department of Earth Sciences 
Denver Museum of Nature & Science 
2001 Colorado Blvd. 
Denver, CO 80205 USA

Ken.Carpenter@DMNS.org
ph: 303-370-6392/ or 6403 
fx: 303-331-6492 

for PDFs of my reprints, info about the Cedar Mtn. Project, etc. see:
https://scientists.dmns.org/sites/kencarpenter/default.aspx
for fun, see also:
http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=Kcarpenter



 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Dinosaur World
> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 12:05 PM
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: T-rex Finger Count?
> 
> Hi everyone,
> I apologize in advance if this subject has been discussed 
> prior to my joining the list.
> 
> I read an article about a "third digit" found on the hand of 
> the Fort Peck Tyrannosaurus, but I have never heard anything 
> since. Is there a consensus 
> as to the validity of this claim?   And if so, will any of 
> you Paleo-Artists 
> and writers be inclined to make corrections or adaptations to 
> your illustrations and works?
> 
> Thanks
> George
> 
> 
> 
>