This Dutch video is about discovering Tyrannosaurus rex fossils in Montana, USA.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden in the Netherlands writes (translated):
Help us to get the T. rex to the Netherlands!
In Montana, U.S.A., we made an incredible discovery: we unearthed a Tyrannosaurus rex! We desperately want to get this huge fearsome carnivore to the Netherlands. That might be a small step for Tyrannosaurus rex, but a huge step for us. Because that would make Naturalis the only museum outside North America where people can see this legend. An individual of this species is probably worth its weight in ten euro notes, so we need a lot of money. Will you help us?
This Dutch video is about the start of the crowdfunding campaign to buy the Tyrannosaurus rex.
In Images: A Baby Dinosaur Unearthed: here.
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What a find!
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Yes, they are rare. Tyrannosaurus rex lived only just before all dinosaurs became extinct.
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I never knew that, thanks x
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Yes, at the moment there is just a T rex replica at the railway station, to get people’s attention for the crowdfunding campaign. If the crowdfunding succeeds, then real fossils will arrive.
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