Scotty's skull, from Saskatchewan's one and only Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, and Om?c?w - Hunter of the Prairie Sea arrive at the North Battleford Western Development Museum on Thursday, June 5, at 11:30 a.m. and will be visiting for four months.
Scotty was found in the Frenchman River Valley, southeast of Eastend, in 1991. Excavation work began in 1994 and was completed in 2003, under the direction of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina. Approximately 65 per cent of this T. Rex's skeleton was recovered. Step into Scotty's world and see a full-sized replica of this dinosaur's skull. The skull was found in many pieces scattered over the discovery site. Each piece had to be excavated and cleaned. The missing pieces were reconstructed.
Om?c?w - Hunter of the Prairie Sea is a skeleton of a 10-metre long Tylosaurus, discovered along the south shores of Lake Diefenbaker in 1994. The Tylosaurus is nicknamed "Om?c?w" (oh-matchee-oh) which means hunter in Cree. In addition to the Tylosaurus, the exhibit introduces visitors to the marine environment that existed in what is now Saskatchewan, approximately 72 million years ago.
Scotty's skull and Om?c?w are on loan to the WDM from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina.
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