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Photo of the Day #672: Tyrannosaurus

By laelaps on August 15, 2009.

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The skull of a restored Tyrannosaurus skeleton (cast), photographed at the Maryland Science Center.


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Brian,

Was that skull in a case on the ground, or are you standing on a ladder? I just happen to notice it staring straight at me...and the fact I saw the blur of fossils underneath, leading me to ask this next question: Is that a complete CAST skeleton or just a skull?