Thanatotheristes degrootorum is a fascinating find for
Canada: the first new tyrannosaur species to be discovered in the country in over 50 years. Paleoartist
Julius Csotonyi, who was the first to ever illustrate the fearsome prehistoric animal, sketched the reverse design of this new 99.99% pure silver coin forever preserving this unique addition to the
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology’s world-renowned dinosaur fossil collection. Csotonyi meticulously replicated the formation in which the fossil fragments were found.
The discovery of the
Thanatotheristes degrootorum enhances the understanding of paleontologists into Canada’s prehistoric past. Estimated to be at the top of the food chain, this tyrannosaur species pre-dates the
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