BHI 3033
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| Catalog number: | BHI 3033 |
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| Common name: | Stan |
| Species: | Tyrannosaurus rex |
| Age: | 65 million years |
| Place discovered: | Hell Creek Formation, South Dakota |
| Date discovered: | 1992 |
| Discovered by: | Stan Sacrisen |
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[edit] Discovery and Classification
BHI 3033 was found near Buffalo, South Dakota by Stan Sacrisen at. When Pete Larson and his team at the Black Hills Institute began extracting the fossil, they nicknamed it "Stan", after its discoverer, and from then on, the name stuck.
[edit] Stan's Unusual Pathologies
While examining this fossil, Pete Larson made a number of observations which were consistent with non-fatal injuries sustained during life:[1]
- Several broken ribs with signs of bone regrowth.
- Scarring on the ribs.
- Two fused cervical vertebrae, suggesting that Stan healed a broken neck.
- Cheeks showing signs of healed injuries.
- A hole in the braincase 1 inch in diameter (It is a leap, but a Tyrannosaurus tooth is the right size to inflict such an injury). A thin layer of bone resealed the hole, suggesting this injury fell just short of fatal.
[edit] See Also
The Black Hills Institute's article on Stan
[edit] Notes
- ^ .Steve Fiffer (2000). Tyrannosaurus Sue. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York. ISBN 0-7167-4017-6. chapter 7 "Jurassic Farce", pp 121-2
[edit] References
Fiffer, S. 2000. Tyrannosaurus Sue.
Horner, J. & Lessem, D. 1993. The Complete T rex.
