A complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton – sourced from three specimens unearthed in Wyoming and Montana -– will be auctioned in Switzerland next month. A Wyoming paleontologist said there’s no telling what price a fossil like that might fetch but its estimated worth is $9 million.
With all due respect to the scientific community which recently dug up the world’s largest penguin fossil from the beaches of New Zealand, Wyoming had dinosaurs that pooped bigger than that monster penguin. Literally.
Fossils have been discovered in all corners of Wyoming for more than 100 years. Paleontologists explain why the Cowboy State is ground zero for fossils.
Paleontologists now believe that the giant Tyrannosaurus Rex roamed Wyoming in packs — like wolves.
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