Re: New Tyrannosaur Find May Have Skin Impressions

[Richard W Travsky <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>]

On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, Andy Farke wrote:
> Sounds like a really cool find. . .however, nothing I can gather from
> Sereno's quotes indicate that skin has actually been found yet. Does the
> article say anything to confirm or deny the presence of skin?
>
> Is this the infamous BLM T. rex specimen that's been sitting there for years
> and years? For many years I've heard anecdotal accounts (and seen pictures)
> concerning a juvenile T. rex on BLM land in the Lance of Wyoming.

The article appeared in our papers on Saturday the 21st and refers to
comments made on (a) Sunday. I'm guessing it's recent but have no way to
tell. If it IS recent, then it's still emebbed. I was hoping someone here
had more info.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard W Travsky" <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 7:43 PM
>
> This is from a news item that appeared today in local paper. Been looking
> for it on the net but haven't found it yet, so I'll summarize.
>
> The article refers to a find by Paul Sereno in the Lance Creek formation.
> It has comments made by Paul Sereno in what it refers to as being made on
> "Sunday", so I guess the article is not entirely current.
>
> The find is located on BLM land near the corners of South Dakota and
> Nebraska and is "embedded in four boulders and possibly a fith as well".
>
> "Sereno believes the partial skeleton is either a young Tyrannosaurus rex
> or an adult of a smaller tyrannosaur species which to date is known only
> through teeth from the area."
>
> "But it was buried in such a way that we think the surface of the skin may
> be preserved for the first time in a large predator." (Sereno said)
>
> There's a bit more but most of it speculation on skin coverings.
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