Museum of the Rockies

Today we drove from Helena back to Bozeman for our early morning departure flight. Museum of the Rockies was on our list of possible things to see-or-do and since it was hot, we sought out the AC.

And we’re glad we did; it’s a gem. There was a planetarium program (delightfully narrated by George Takei), but the dinosaur exhibit was the highlight.

Montana’s geology is particularly suited for finding dinosaur fossils and this guy, “Wankel Rex” (MOR 555), was the most-complete T-rex fossil skeleton at the time of its discovery in 1988. This is a replica; the real one is at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. Also, a bronze replica stands outside the Museum of the Rockies (“Big Mike”).

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   • Museum of the Rockies
   • “Wankel Rex”: [ Museum of Natural History ] [ Smithsonian Magazine ] [ Wikipedia ]
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[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful pic!

[Mags]

Amazing place and capture.

[GaryW]

Fabulous photo of the entire exhibit! I recently finished a "fiction" book based on an expedition to dig for dinosaurs out west! It was very insightful!

[Kathy]

Looks like what I've seen in the movies. Probably a good chance it was used as a model.

[Thom Mitchell]

@thewatersphotos Probably another of those professions in which the exciting times come along only occasionally, and the rest of the time it's rather routine. But we live for the exciting times and accept the routine, right?