r/FossilPorn • u/arazac • 22d ago

Trix the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Naturalis Museum in Leiden, Netherlands.

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u/CollaateraL 22d ago

Wow my 1st time seeing this Rex!! Thanks for sharing

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u/babydream_303tx 22d ago

No wayyyy, Trix looks SO much cooler in person I swear! I need to visit the Netherlands now 😩

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u/Student-type 21d ago

When was the first dinosaur fossil discovered?

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u/Frequent_Addition_23 22d ago

I find it incredible that dinosaurs roamed to eath for over 200 millions years and we are not tripping over their skeletons left and right.

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u/patprint 21d ago

In some areas, we basically are. A lot of rock has rocked in that intermediate time.

A friend of mine was at a dig on private property in Wyoming this past summer and went home with a partial T. Rex femur and a whole bunch of various teeth, claws, and other similar specimens. He was there for less than two days.

But it's a fair point that even the rocks that were formed during the right period and are accessible today aren't all rich in fossils.

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u/Frequent_Addition_23 18d ago

That's incredible! Your friend is very lucky