The Size of Stan

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Rex Fan 684

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So, many dinosaur fans are familiar with Stan the T.rex. However, there seems to be some contraversy surrounding the size of Stan. Some claim Stan was among the smaller Tyrannosaurus specimens. Others say it was larger(40.1 ft long to be exact). So, I decided to go straight to the source. I contacted Peter Larson of the Black Hills Institute where Stan is housed about the matter. He said that Stan is in fact the second largest specimen we have, next to Sue. He also added that makes them the perfect couple, haha. This means Stan was actually quite large, unlike some sources claim...

This comparison ain't too accurate then...

Stans Skeleton...

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August 21, 2014

Very interesting!

And of course they are a lovely couple! (after all, the T.rex couple in Dinosaur Revolution are based directly on Sue's and Stan's skeletons)

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August 21, 2014

I Always knew it was large.

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August 21, 2014

Very good point DinoSteve :)

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August 21, 2014

Nice. Pretty interesting.

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August 21, 2014

Glad you think so :)

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August 21, 2014

And Jane was their daughter too!

Some sneaky guys there at Dinosaur Revolutions :P

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August 21, 2014

Those people are geniouses. Never noticed.

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August 21, 2014

Clever indeed.

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August 21, 2014

Nice post, thanks for sharing.

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August 21, 2014

No problem :)

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August 21, 2014

Interesting, cool how you got to talk to Peter Larson.

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Those guys at Dinosaur revolution... Clever Girls

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August 21, 2014

I have his email(along with Jack Horners and Phil Curries)

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August 21, 2014

Paul Sereno is all that lasts...

So he could confirm the new Spino skeleton rumors :P

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August 21, 2014

Awesome! I keep trying to find Robert Bakker's emails because I want to ask him about some Epanterias fossils he excavated in 1990

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August 21, 2014

Next summer I have plans to take a trip out west. I'll be seeing Sue and Stan on this trip ;)

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August 21, 2014

Nice, that would be an awesome sight

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August 21, 2014

I've also got Dinosaur National Monument in Utah on the list of things to see and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Plus whatever other museums that I might find along the way(many national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite are on the route and so are many cities. It'll be fun).

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