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T. rex & Triceratops

The Last American Dinosaur World
11 SPECIMENS · 4 INTERPRETIVE THREADS

The Last American Dinosaur World.

Interpretive threads: King of the Carnivores · Carnivores: Devouring Herbivores—and Each Other · Herbivores: Living on Plants · Plants: Reading the Leaves

INTERPRETIVE THREADS
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King of the Carnivores

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Carnivores: Devouring Herbivores—and Each Other

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Herbivores: Living on Plants

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Plants: Reading the Leaves

SPECIMENS & EVIDENCE
Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops. comparative_taxon_visual
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Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops — Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops horridus

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Approximately 68 to 66 million years ago for Tyrannosaurus rex; both genera lived near the end of the Cretaceous in western North America.
mounted museum display
comparative_taxon_visual
Ornithopod dinosaur. comparative_taxon_visual
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Ornithopod dinosaur — Thescelosaurus neglectus

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Late Maastrichtian.
composite cast
comparative_taxon_visual
Hadrosaurid dinosaur. comparative_taxon_visual
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Hadrosaurid dinosaur — Edmontosaurus annectens

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Latest Cretaceous.
cast
comparative_taxon_visual
Tyrannosaurid theropod. comparative_taxon_visual
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Tyrannosaurid theropod — Tyrannosaurus rex

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Latest Cretaceous; documented Smithsonian T. rex teeth from the Hell Creek Formation are Maastrichtian.
tooth
comparative_taxon_visual
Marsupial mammal. Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
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Marsupial mammal — Didelphodon vorax

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Approximately 69 to 66 million years ago for well-documented Hell Creek specimens.
composite cast
Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
Freshwater turtle. Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
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Freshwater turtle — Eubaena hatcheri

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Latest Maastrichtian.
partial skeletons
Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
Alligator. Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
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Alligator — Stangerochampsa sp.

Late Cretaceous — Maastrichtian broadly; exact display specimen age not yet established · Exact age and locality of the individual Smithsonian display specimen remain unresolved in the verified source set.
composite cast
Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
Ceratopsian. Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
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Ceratopsian — Ceratopsidae indet.

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Latest Cretaceous in the Hell Creek microvertebrate context.
tooth
Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
Early snake. Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
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Early snake — Coniophis sp.

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Latest Maastrichtian in the Hell Creek context.
vertebra
Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
Ornithomimid dinosaur. Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
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Ornithomimid dinosaur — Ornithomimidae indet.

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Latest Cretaceous in the Hell Creek microvertebrate context.
hand claw
Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
Lotus relative. Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.
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Lotus relative — Nelumbago montanum

Latest Cretaceous — Maastrichtian · Latest Cretaceous Hell Creek floral interval.
leaf
Representative evidence-type visual; not the exact specimen.