Baby T-Rex Fossils Found In Alberta!

Researchers were able to find a small toe claw in Morrin, Alberta, and a jawbone in Montana.  When the team first began their dig, it wasn’t even the T. Rex they were searching for.  They were looking for raptor dinosaur material, and investigating potential reasons for why a couple sites had an abundance of their teeth while being rare in other locations!

During their dig, they found the small claw and began the careful process of collecting it from the ground. The researchers mentioned “To do this, we looked at as many fossils of animals that existed in the same rocks and time, to see if we could falsify our diagnosis. This process is important in order to give as accurate an identification as possible. It is also one of the most fun processes! You basically get to be a detective examining all the clues you have available.”

There are many factors why finding these fossils at such a young age is incredibly rare.  How cool!!  The baby rex won’t have a name, but could possibly be given one once the specimen is on display.  ~ Gillian