# Big Reveal : Scotty the T-Rex **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 18, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153 "2019-05-18T16:33:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/1 "2019-05-18T16:33:26Z")
Royal Saskatchewan Museum is having the big reveal this weekend of Scotty the T-Rex, believed to be the largest and longest-lived T-Rex found (approximately 20,000 lbs and 30 years, respectively). (Although apparently some think Sue is about the same size, and the larger estimate for Scotty is just a statistical margin of error). ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/2 "2019-05-18T20:02:36Z")
Very cool. Now “he” just needs to work on his social media account and he’ll be just like Sue. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/3 "2019-05-18T22:24:50Z")
But how can they work a keyboard with those tiny forehands? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/4 "2019-05-19T00:52:38Z")
Practice? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/5 "2019-05-19T00:53:02Z")
Article from last fall about the installation: > **[Scotty the T.rex to receive a body at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum |...](https://globalnews.ca/news/4392671/scotty-the-t-rex-to-receive-a-body-at-the-royal-saskatchewan-museum/)** > > Scotty the T. rex will be receiving a body as part of a major overhaul to the Royal Saskatchewan Museum that will see new community spaces developed. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/6 "2019-05-19T00:54:24Z")
And more recent article about the study indicating Scotty is the biggest found. > **[Alberta paleontologists confirm ‘Scotty’ is world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex ...](https://globalnews.ca/news/5085300/scotty-tyrannosaurus-rex-alberta/)** > > “Scotty” lived in prehistoric Saskatchewan 66 million years ago. The bones of the 13-metre long dinosaur were discovered during a dig in the province in 1991. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/7 "2019-05-19T01:12:50Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Practice? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/8 "2019-05-20T00:01:53Z")
I think the more important question is can we use Scott and Sue to start a breeding program? ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/9 "2019-05-20T01:54:48Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > I think the more important question is can we use Scott and Sue to start a breeding program? There may be an age problem… Sue is 2 million years older and may not like the younger generation… ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-reveal-scotty-the-t-rex/834153/10 "2019-05-20T02:50:15Z")
The Onion is on it: “Field Museum Officials Announce Long-Awaited Pregnancy of Prized T-Rex” > [@Field Museum Staffer](#): > > We were worried about closing the main hall for two weeks and letting Scott and Sue have the run of the place — and frankly, the wear and tear was considerable — but it couldn’t have worked out better. > **[Field Museum Officials Announce Long-Awaited Pregnancy Of Prized T-Rex](https://www.theonion.com/field-museum-officials-announce-long-awaited-pregnancy-1834326732)** > > CHICAGO—Expressing their elation at the rare specimen’s successful mating, Field Museum officials announced the long-awaited pregnancy of Sue, the museum’s beloved T-rex, in a press conference Friday. “When we first acquired Sue, we were somewhat...