Although appearing in all the Jurassic Park films, this T. rex isn’t a copy. In fact, this specimen is significant because it is the exact opposite—a holotype of the species. A holotype is a specimen upon which a given species is based. In other words, Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s T. rex is the “gold standard” to which all potential fossils of this notorious meat-eater must forever be compared. Contrary to the movie titles, T. rex roamed the western United States and southwestern Canada during the late Cretaceous Period.
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