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T rex full skeleton9/17/2023 ![]() The last of these injuries was sustained just a few weeks prior to her death. The bite wound on her upper jaw and scratches on the left part of her jawbone also suggest a fight with another dinosaur. It’s possible this was caused by a male T. Trix had an infection in her right upper jaw and there is a clear opening in her jawbone. The right fibula en one of the ribs show concrescences, indicating broken bones or an infection. During her life the old lady must have endured sickness and injury While excavating Trix, the Naturalis paleontologists found a number of afflictions in her bones. The quality of this fossil is in a class of its own. On top of that, the bones are very well preserved with hardly any deformations. rex in the world that has its real skull on its real skeleton. Thanks to the unique way the skeleton is posed, not only are visitors are to look Trix straight in the mouth, but it also allows Trix to be the only T. After finishing her European tour with 'T.rex in Town', Trix now resides in the new Naturalis Exhibition. The highly complete and excelently preserved skeleton of T. Thanks to gifts by BankGiro Loterij, various other sponsors and a crowdfunding drive, that dream became reality in 2016. It all began in 2013, with the dream of Naturalis general director Edwin van Huis: an own Tyrannosaurus rex in the new museum. ![]() After having visited multiple cities with 'T.rex in Town', attracting a total of 1.149.918 visitors, Trix will now take her permanent position between the other dinosaurs in the Dinosaur Era exhibition in the renewed Naturalis. The skeleton of the most famous meat eating dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, has been excavated by Naturalis Biodiversity Center and is now part of its permanent collection. Duration of dig: August 30 - September 8 2013.Completeness skeleton: roughly 80% bone volume, top 3 of all T. ![]()
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