Now, the museum has unveiled what it calls “Teen Rex,” a rare juvenile T. rex skeleton, one of only a handful in existence. We had cameras rolling while it was happening.”The dinosaur-discovering family returns to the site in July 2023 for the excavation, including (clockwise from upper left) Sam Fisher, Emalynn Fisher, Danielle Fisher, Liam Fisher, Kaiden Madsen and Jessin Fisher. A lower jaw of the T. rex skeleton is uncovered during the 11-day excavation. Courtesy Denver Museum of Nature and Science“That’s been a fiercely fought out debate, the Nanotyrannus versus Tyrannosaurus Rex,” Lyson said. “Tyrannosaurus isn’t common and juvenile dinosaurs are incredibly rare, so young T. rex are the rarest of the rare,” he said.

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Persons: Liam Fisher, Sam Fisher, Jessin, Liam, Kaiden Madsen, hollered, Kaiden, ” Liam, “ Dad, ‘, Fisher, Tyler Lyson, “ Teen Rex, ”, Lyson, “, Emalynn Fisher, Danielle Fisher, Jessin Fisher, Hawk, Rex, That’s, Tyrannosaurus Rex, ” Lyson, It’s, Nick Longrich, Nanotyrannus, Longrich, I’ll Organizations: CNN, Denver Museum of Nature, Denver Museum of Nature &, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, University of Bath Locations: North Dakota, Denver, United Kingdom