Fossils

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The iconic evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest haven't always been here.

Scientists have just discovered the newest member of that family—an iguana-sized reptile whose name means “Antarctic king.”

Burke Museum paleontologists continue work on the rare T. rex skull, recently finding that all jaw and skull bones are there.

Burke paleontologists travel to Zambia in search for answers to the most colossal extinction on earth.

Twenty-five years ago, the film Jurassic Park appeared on the big screen along with the famous fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex.

They've made many trips to the Burke Museum to see the T. rex this past year and formed a special friendship along the way.

A paleontology research expedition to Antarctica—one of the most difficult places to do fieldwork in the world.