T.rex Discovery Centre

The T.rex Discovery Centre is a museum located in Eastend, Saskatchewan, Canada, that was built to contain the fossil remains of the Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed "Scotty" which was found nearby.[1][2] It also showcases many other fossil specimens that can be found in Saskatchewan.

The centre is operated by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM), of Regina, Saskatchewan, and was officially opened on May 30, 2003. The building contains the RSM Fossil Research Station.[3]

"Scotty" the T. rex was found in August 1991 by local high school teacher Robert Gebhardt.[4] Gebhardt had joined a team of palaeontologists from the RSM on a prospecting expedition alongside the Frenchman River Valley.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "T-rex bones called giant find of significance". The Desert News. June 30, 1994. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Scotty back at home in Eastend". Prairie Post. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/locations/
  4. ↑ "Eastend". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Frenchman River". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

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Coordinates: 49°31′21″N 108°49′38″W / 49.5224°N 108.8272°W / 49.5224; -108.8272


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