Just for the weekend, the prototype cast of our
Daspletosaurus Pete III (RMDRC 06-005) will be shown off in the atrium of the museum, before it gets decent photographs and heads to its forever home. Yes, it has a 2006 specimen number.
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The original site as found/explored in July 2005. We were so young. |
We've been working on this for a decade. I'm not sure if I should take the day off to celebrate, or take advantage of the free time of getting a huge project off my plate and start something new and exciting. In the meantime, enjoy some of the snowy photos, better well-lit ones to come in a week.
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So, this is what a pile of Daspletosaurus looks like |
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It just looks like such a fast critter, not like dumpy Tyrannosaurus |
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Nearly 11m of birdy goodness |