Re: "Stunning T. rex find in Montana"

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I also had some trouble to opening this url., but after a few attempts I
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FOSSILS OF TYRANNOSAURUS Rex are found every 10 years or so, but no one has
ever discovered this many together before.
       As depicted in the film "Jurassic Park" - and as reflected in its
Latin scientific name - T. rex was truly the "king of the tyrant lizards"
during its heyday 70 million years ago. The beasts ranged up to 40 feet
long, stood almost 20 feet tall when they reared up and weighed as much as 8
tons. Using its 6-inch-long teeth and its razor-sharp teeth, T. rex could
rip off and devour huge chunks of flesh.
       It may no longer be considered the biggest meat-eater, but no other
dinosaur has held such a hold on the popular imagination. And one of Horner'
s five sets of fossils may set a new standard for the tyrannosaurs.
       The specimen was found by Horner's wife, Celeste, and named "C-rex"
in her honor. The Horners say it may be 10 percent bigger than mighty Sue,
the tyrannosaur skeleton that was found in South Dakota and auctioned off to
Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History three years ago at a price of
$8.36 million.
That won't happen to the new fossils. Since they were found on federal
land - a national wildlife refuge - they belong to the public.
The fossilized skeletons are still encased in tons of rock. "There were just
tiny little scraps at the surface of the ground," Celeste Horner said. But
the Horners - along with fellow paleontologists from the Museum of the
Rockies, the University of South Dakota, the University of California at
Berkeley and other institutions - plan to unearth the specimens next summer.
       "That's part of the mystery and excitement of discovery," said
Richard Benson, senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution. "Maybe he'
ll find why the five were together."
       The newly found fossils could help paleontologists trace the
development of T. rex over millions of years, said Horner, who provided the
real-life model for the paleontologist in "Jurassic Park."
       "Maybe we'll actually be able to see them losing their arms ... or
their ability to run decreasing through time," he said, "stuff that's really
interesting."

----- Original Message -----
From: <Dinogeorge@aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: "Stunning T. rex find in Montana"


> In a message dated 10/7/00 10:15:48 PM EST, MKIRKALDY@aol.com writes:
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> Sorry, this web address does nothing whatsoever at my end but bounce me
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> which works?
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