Expert curator explains dinosaur fossil from @naturalhistorymuseum
A curator introduces a nearly complete Stegosaurus fossil named Apex, explaining its significance due to its rarity and 80% completeness. He details how its age and maturity are determined by skeletal fusion and emphasizes the museum's commitment to research. The curator concludes by explaining how Apex will be made accessible for study via digital models and compared to other specimens to advance the understanding of dinosaurs.
Creator: @naturalhistorymuseum on TikTok
Transcript
Apex is a large individual of the dinosaur Stegosaurus and it's nearly complete. In fact, it's about 80% complete. And Stegosaurus, although it's a very famous dinosaur, most of the fossil skeletons we have are relatively incomplete and many of the mounted skeletons you see in museums are composite mounts made out of the remains of multiple individuals. Apex died in the Jurassic about a 150,000,000 years ago, and there's little evidence that tier skeleton was disturbed at all before being fossil
Topics: History, Education, Nature & Wildlife
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