This year, the Montana Dinosaur Trail celebrated its 20th anniversary, helping thousands of visitors uncover the history of dinosaur discoveries in the state.
Did you know that the first Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was uncovered in Montana? Since that first discovery in 1902, many other dinosaur bones have been found , including Peck's Rex — one of the most complete dinosaur fossils ever discovered — and Leonardo — the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records’Best Preserved Dinosaur. Earlier this summer, paleontologists identified Lokiceratops rangiformis — a new dinosaur species in Northern Montana named after the Norse god Loki.
You can see the first T. rex skeleton on display at the Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Leonardo at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum. Both are stops along the Montana Dinosaur Trail that features 14 different interpretive sites across the state.
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