Dinosphere

Step 3:

Bucky

Bucky is a teenage T. rex.

Bucky is about three-quarters the size of a T. rex adult.

Tyrannosaurus rex means Tyrant

Tyrant:
a cruel ruler

Lizard.

The T. rex is one of the most powerful of all dinosaurs.

The T. rex was lightweight

lightweight:
not heavy

for its size because of hollow

hollow:
having an empty space inside

bones and large openings in the skull.

Bucky is a carnivore

carnivore:
an animal that eats meat

Height	Length	Weight
8 feet	23 feet	3.5 tons

7 horses = 1 T. rex.

Who Discovered the fossil?

		Bucky the dinosaur was found by Bucky the rodeo cowboy.
		Bucky was 20 years old when he discovered Bucky the dinosaur in 1998.
		Bucky is the youngest person to ever find a T. rex.
		He has been collecting dinosaur fossils since he was 9 years old.

The Fossil:
	Bucky is an important find.
	Bucky is the first teenage T. rex ever placed in a museum.
	He is the first known T. rex where a wishbone (furcula) has been identified.
	The furcula may be an important link between dinosaurs and birds.
	Bucky was found near the town of Faith, South Dakota.

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