A VISIT WITH TITUS: T.REX KING

[Bobby Rico]

MrsR and I had an audience with the king at Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall. An exhibition apparently showcasing the only real Tyrannosaurus rex to be displayed in England for over a century. I think is about 20% complete. Found by Craig Pfister  near Ekalaka, Carter County, Montana. The mounted Titus skeleton measures 4 metres (13 ft) high and 11 metres (36 ft) long. The reconstructed the mount used a cast of the Tyrannosaurus specimen Stan to supplement the known bones of "Titus". Titus was found near to a triceratops that also will be joining him at Wollaton Hall in November.

 

Wollaton Hall has a fantastic little collection of natural history that I show at the end of my post. Cheers Bobby 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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also the gallery had some lovely furnishings 

 

 

 

 

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[Troodon]

Thanks for the tour, very nice.  I can see the family resemblance but a bit more vicious

[FossilNerd]

Thanks for sharing Bobby! Some nice specimens there. 

[Ludwigia]

I particularly liked that last old fossil

[doushantuo]

good post,Bob

[Bobby Rico]

16 hours ago, Troodon said:

Thanks for the tour, very nice.  I can see the family resemblance but a bit more vicious

Haha the years have not been kind

[Bobby Rico]

15 hours ago, FossilNerd said:

Thanks for sharing Bobby! Some nice specimens there. 

It is really a nice museum in great grounds with a Deer park. Cheers Bobby 

[Bobby Rico]

15 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

I particularly liked that last old fossil

Thanks in my head I am still in my 20s but getting up from the sofa I am closer to 80 In age. 

[Bobby Rico]

We also stopped of to do 18 holes of Jurassic golf. Fun times. 

 

 

 

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[JohnJ]

1 hour ago, Bobby Rico said:

Thanks in my head I am still in my 20s but getting up from the sofa I am closer to 80 In age. 

Imagine how Titus feels....

 

Great post, Bobby.

[Bobby Rico]

30 minutes ago, JohnJ said:

Imagine how Titus feels....

 

Great post, Bobby.

That’s true he can only stand up with the use of supports 

[Bobby Rico]

Adam @Tidgy's Dad have you ever been to Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall . It is in a deer park and really good.

[Tidgy's Dad]

On 3/28/2023 at 3:15 PM, Bobby Rico said:

That’s true he can only stand up with the use of supports 

I know just how he feels.

I don't think that I have been there, but it looks great.

I visited so many museums and stately homes when I was young that I'm uncertain especially as the exhibits have changed so much.

But I think not.

[Yoda]

@Bobby Rico

Is this T-Rex still on display in Nottingham ? Well clearly so. 

Last year when it was first displayed, I thought it was just a very short term exhibition. Had planned to go and see it, but it's quite a way from where I live, and never got there. 

 

[Bobby Rico]

6 minutes ago, Yoda said:

s this T-Rex still on display in Nottingham ? Well clearly so. 

Yes it is my friend.  I only spotted the T.rex was there by a happy accident. Did you go to the Dinosaur of China exhibition 2017 there it was really good too. It is a great day out the museum is great . Set in a Deer Park so I nice walk around . Worth a trip in my opinion. Cheers Bobby 

[Yoda]

5 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

Yes it is my friend.  I only spotted the T.rex was there by a happy accident. Did you go to the Dinosaur of China exhibition 2017 there it was really good too. It is a great day out the museum is great . Set in a Deer Park so I nice walk around . Worth a trip in my opinion. Cheers Bobby 

I see the giant Sauropod cast is now on show at the NHM in London 

[Bobby Rico]

19 minutes ago, Yoda said:

I see the giant Sauropod cast is now on show at the NHM in London 

Yeah it is, something to see indeed. I love a day out in a museum. 

[Bobby Rico]

Just looking at my pictures of Wollaton Hall and spotted I missed these lovely trilobite models . I zoomed in to show how cool they are, 

[Yoda]

17 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

Yeah it is, something to see indeed. I love a day out in a museum. 

Last time I went there, it was so mobbed with kids, I left after 15 mins. 

And it wasn't school holidays 

[Nimravis]

Bobby- great post and pics, hope all is well. Tell Mrs. R hi.

[Bobby Rico]

On 4/2/2023 at 6:03 PM, Nimravis said:

Bobby- great post and pics, hope all is well. Tell Mrs. R hi.

Cheers Ralph. I will go back when they get the triceratops. Mrs. R made recovery now thanks. All the best Bobby 

[Niranjan]

The first mounted T rex skeleton by Osborn was the Jurassic park novel and film logo. I love the T rex here, really good.