Celebration of Scotty the T-Rex's 'un-earthing' day held at RSM
A celebration of the un-earthing of Scotty the T-Rex took place on Friday at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM).
Mz. Muzik led children in a song she wrote all about Scotty, who was un-earthed in southwest Saskatchewan 33 years ago.
The life-size replica of Scotty at the RSM is their biggest draw, bringing in thousands of visitors every year.
The T-Rex Discovery Centre in the town of Eastend, Sask. tells the full story of Scott’s discovery and recovery.
An ‘unearthing’ party for Scotty the T-Rex at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. (Gareth Dillistone / CTV News) “How was Scotty unearthed? How long did it take? Where were the bones found? All of that is really incredibly interesting. Saskatchewan does have a very rich fossil history, we have lots of fossils from the dinosaur age, but also after the extinction event as well,” Brie Hnetka, executive director of the RSM said.
Seventy-five per cent of Scotty’s bones were found in a riverbend near Eastend, making him one of the most complete T-Rex skeletons ever discovered on planet earth.
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