Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Welcomes a T. rex
Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 11:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History announced today that it has reached a 50-year loan agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to transfer a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton to the Smithsonian for eventual display in the museum's new dinosaur hall, scheduled to open in 2019. The skeleton is one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever discovered, with 80-85 percent of the skeleton recovered, including the skull.