They are thrilled to get such a prime specimen as the one Kathy Wankel spotted that September morning. The history of the skeleton known to Montanans as the “Wankel T. rex,” to the Smithsonian as the “Nation’s T. rex” and to scientists as “MOR555,” has three parts. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)Tom Wankel on his family’s ranch in Montana. A copy of the T. rex arm that was found by Kathy Wankel on the Fort Peck Reservoir. Kathy Wankel has her name on one by a different route.

Source: Washington Post June 02, 2019 00:56 UTC