Dr. Robert Bakker supervised the excavation and the Tate crew prepared the bones and cast this splendid replica. Dr. Bakker has proposed the name Wyomingraptor for this new genus of allosaur. On loan from the University of Wyoming, this flipper, from a marine reptile known as a pliosaur, is about five feet long. This original specimen was found in Wyoming during the 1900's and named Megalneusaurus rex by W.C. Knight. The Tate staff have already molded and cast the specimen to form an additional exhibit.
Anatomy shows short necks, large heads, and four powerful paddles.
When fully prepared it will form part of a new exhibit which will be unveiled at our Tate '97 Conference in June. Dr. Kent Sundell, Mammal Curator at the Tate, has discovered family groups of the animals preserved in fossilized burrows. This display shows several saber-toothed cats skulls demonstrating the variety of shape and size.