The Story of Scotty The T.rex - Biggest in the World
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Published 2020-11-11
In 2019, Scotty was proclaimed the biggest T.rex in the world.
Believed to be a female, Scotty measured over 13 m or just over 42.6 feet long with a weight of over 8.8 metric tons. Discovered in the dinosaur rich Frenchman Formation, Scotty's bones have been carefully preserved and are stored at the T.rex Discovery Centre in Eastend, Saskatchewan.
In this documentary, we go back to the beginning and tell the origin story of Scotty, and how it was discovered on that fateful day in 1991. As well, we showcase the lasting impact the discovery had on the town of Eastend and the Paleo world in Canada.
All Comments (21)
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It would be nice to have something like this on the Discovery Channel more often.
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I am so glad to see this. I lived in Maple Creek and went there to see Scotty. Over the years, I became good friends with Tim Tokaryk and learned a lot from him. The people of East End deserve so much credit for what they have put into this project. I remember being in the lab watching a technician remove waste from one of the bones. You need the patience of Job and a steady hand to pull it off. Now, back in New Brunswick, I have found 300 million year old tree fossils and 470 million year old marine fossils. We have no dinosaurs here....but then there's Joggins in Nova Scotia.
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It would be amazing to tour a dig site! To touch an actual T Rex fossil has to be an experience you would never forget.
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It may well be that we'll never find a specimen larger than, Scotty, but when you consider how very few animals were actually fossilized and preserved for potential discovery, and how in every species you'll find examples of "smaller than average" and "larger than average" specimens, I can't help but to contemplate the possibility that if, Scotty, is a large average, mature adult, then it would seem likely that at some point "larger than average" adult T-Rex's must have existed, and perhaps there's a fossil just waiting to be discovered of an animal in excess of 50 ft. that would dwarf all of the other examples we have now. Just a thought.
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Excellent, I have a T Rex tooth tip that came from the Hell Creek Formation. It is the pride of my collection. It is so gratifying to own something from the king of dinosaurs.
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Excellent production, tells the story well.
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I live in Regina, and my daughter is a dinosaur fanatic. We go see Scotty at least once a month.
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It's mind blowing really to fathom that these animals existed and died and that their bones were fossilized, all over 66 million years ago. Sometimes I just think it's all too incredible to really comprehend fully.
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I will never forget when I was in 6th grade, and we had library time on Fridays for two hours. I loved astranomy and would spend my time looking for books on the cosmos. I loved the Time/Life big books because they had cool images of space. While searching, I saw a large book that said Dinosaurs. When I opened it, it blew my mind. There were pictures of these huge incredible beasts fighting and killing each other. There was a T-Rex ripping flesh from another dinosaur. I did a double take on the book, and looked around. This can't be real. Maybe it was a Fantasy Book about dragons. But Damn! It was real. I checked that book out every week.
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Narrator: there is also a gift shop filled with dinosaur paraphernalia... Ok, crackhead dinosaurs!
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I just saw Scotty at an exhibition yesterday! Amazing to see the bones in person!
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And even larger again than Scotty are waiting to be discovered. Awesome specimen!
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Fascinating! Thank you for sharing this amazing footage.
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I've been to Eastend twice. It is a very pretty town. Not only does it have "Scotty" but is also close to Grasslands National Park which hosts the current largest land animal on the continent.
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Just think, in all the vastness of area and of all the places in time how lucky it was he found that vertebrae (albeit on private land as well) that fossils like this are found at all. Simply amazing
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The Earth's birth and the evolution of life is the biggest miracle to ever happen.
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Could you imagine.. The stories Scotty could tell if bone remains could talk?
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I admire your dedication to your work from its very beginning. Importantly you speak in an authoritative voice, so that is a powerful indication that your entire knowledge from day one when you had embarked on what would become your very respected specialist subject matter. Well done young lady.
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Hey again, Thanks 4 the great story about Scotty, I loved it!
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What amazes me is they didn't chew their food and yet they needed to eat about a dump-truck load of meat per day just to not starve. How did their stomach handle sharp splintered bones and potentially rocks and dirt stuck in the meat..
