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Tyrannosaurus rex found in Canada is world's biggest

aft.com

The towering Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in western Canada in 1991 is the world's biggest, a team of paleontologists said Friday, following a decades-long process of reconstructing its skeleton.

Nicknamed Scotty for a celebratory bottle of scotch consumed the night it was discovered, the T. rex was 13 meters (yards) long and probably weighed more than 8,800 kilos (19,400 pounds), making it bigger than all other carnivorous dinosaurs, the team from the University of Alberta said.

"This is the rex of rexes," said Scott Persons, lead author of the study and post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences
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"There is considerable size variability among Tyrannosaurus. Some individuals were lankier than others and some were more robust. Scotty exemplifies the robust," Persons said.

While the giant carnivore's skeleton was discovered in 1991, paleontologists spent more than a decade just removing the hard sandstone that covered its bones.

Only now have they been able to study it and realize its uniqueness, which is not limited to its size.

"Scotty is the oldest T. rex known," having lived into its 30s, Persons said.

"By Tyrannosaurus standards, it had an unusually long life. And it was a violent one," Persons said. "Riddled across the skeleton are pathologies -- spots where scarred bone records large injuries."

An exhibit featuring the dinosaur's bones is to open in May at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.

bahmer

Thank you that was very interesting. I was always interested in prehistoric animals as a child and the dinosaurs were or are particularly fascinating. However I do not believe in the millions of years old theory proposed by the evolutionists.

pict

pretty closed minded aren't you. ?

bahmer

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slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

As both are dinosaurs, I figure old 'Scotty' traveled in the same social circles as BadBobby back in the day... though Scotty preferred scotch, as opposed to BB's Jack Daniels.

Carol Kelly

Good one!

bahmer

And I prefer Brandy Christian Brothers to be exact.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Don't believe I've ever had brandy, but I'll give Christian Brothers a try.

moldyoldy

Korbel is better.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I'll have to try 'em both, Moldy, and decide.

EN Submarine Qualified Loc: Wisconsin East coast

Just for grins. Regarding brandy, Here in greater Wisconsin. Brandy is the preferred drink mixer as in 'Brandy Old-Fashioned sweet/sour'. I read sometime back that Wisconsin consumes 75% of the nation's output of brandy.
Also there are different kinds of brandy. The regular old distilled fermented wine which is a lot like whiskey and then there is the sipping kind (in the snifter, please) Courvosier and others.
Christian Brothers is certainly good as well as Aristocrat. Reminds me, my jug is getting toward the empty side. Time for a refill.

moldyoldy

Cognac is a little to top shelf for Slats.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Not a drinker, and certainly have never had cognac. I remember reading Mickey Spillane, and his character Mike Hammer preferrring cognac as his drink of choice. At least, I think it was Mike Hammer. Maybe not.

moldyoldy

Mike Hammer, books and TV series

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

E &J brandy is much better