The fossilised skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most ferocious predators to ever roam the earth, will be auctioned in Asia for the first time on Nov 30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Fully mounted, this specimen – that is thought to have been alive 66-68 million years ago – was unearthed in the US.
According to a newly released study, the oldest dinosaur fossil found in Africa was recently discovered in Zimbabwe - that of a plant-eating dinosaur that roamed the earth about 35 million years ago.
Sue, nickname for one of the most complete and best-preserved skeletons of Tyrannosaurus rex. The fossil was dated to approximately 67 million years ago. Measuring 12.8 metres (42 feet) long, Sue is among the largest known skeletons of T. rex. The specimen was found on August 12, 1990, on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux reservation, on a cattle ranch owned by Maurice Williams. It was discovered by American marine archaeologist and paleontologist Susan Hendrickson, the scientist for whom the specimen is named, as she searched the property with American paleontologist Peter Larson. For the next 10 years the specimen was