In addition to the exhibition, the museum will also be screening a new 40-minute documentaryT.
REX, that captures the remarkable story.
Illustration of what bones were found (highlighted in blue) during the excavation of Teen Rex.
Dr. Tyler Lyson and the fossil finders Liam Fisher, Kaiden Madsen, and Jessin Fisher sit on top of the helicopter net ahead of the Black Hawk helicopter extraction. (Photo: Rick Wicker)
Museum scientists are hopeful more of the skeleton is preserved.
The trio of fossil finders, Kaiden Madsen, Liam Fisher, and Jessin Fisher, pose in front of their latest find. Their father, Sam Fisher, texted this photo to his high school classmate Dr. Tyler Lyson, setting the stage for this remarkable story of discovery. (Photo: Sam Fisher)
Photo: Natalie Toth
Photo: Dr. Kirk Johnson
Photo: Dr. Tyler R. Lyson
Photo: Dr. Tyler R. Lyson
Illustration of what bones were found (highlighted in blue) during the excavation of Teen Rex. Museum scientists are hopeful more of the skeleton is preserved. (Photo: Scott Harman)
Dr. Tyler Lyson, lead scientist, supervises the readjustment of the large 6000 lbs field jacket on the trailer. (Photo: Rick Wicker)
Reconstruction of the ancient 67 million year old landscape of North Dakota with a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex (Teen Rex). (Photo: Andrey Atuchin (artist) and Denver Museum of Nature & Science)
Denver Museum of Nature & Science preparator Salvador Bastien uses an angle grinder to cut open the field jacket containing a juvenile T. rex. (Photo: Rick Wicker)
