SUE's Local Friends: 150 Years of Dinosaur Discoveries in the Denver Basin

Just before a cataclysmic impact wiped out more than half of life on Earth 66 million years ago, western North America was home to the greatest dinosaur ecosystem ever unearthed. Ruled by the tyrant dinosaur king, Tyrannosaurus rex, and iconic dinosaurs like Triceratops, much of what we know about this ultimate dinosaur ecosystem comes from the badlands of Montana and the Dakotas. However, closer to home in the Denver Basin of Colorado, significant discoveries from SUE's world have altered our understanding of this time period and the animals that lived in the shadow of T. rex. From the first Triceratops bones ever collected to the most complete Torosaurus, the Front Range of Colorado continues to capture the imaginations of dinosaur enthusiasts around the world. Join Museum Curator of Dinosaurs, Dr. Joe Sertich, as he explores the rich history and significant dinosaur discoveries from the Denver area, a local glimpse into SUE's world.

[@phampshire6864]

Superb lecture, informative along with excellent pictures.

[@suecastillo4056]

Count me in!!!♥️‼️love her!!!thank you for this!♥️‼️☮️😍

[@virgilmccabe2828]

Very interesting. Thanks for your excellent presentation

[@raindrop5533]

thanks

[@Milner62]

Great video. How ever I have a questions after seeing another video about Scotty. I know it was touched on about the allowance for error is higher in Scotty which makes it very unlikely that Scotty is bigger than Sue. The one thing I saw no mention here is that the video I saw had them proclaiming not only was Scotty the biggest but also the oldest at being over 30 years old. Is this remotely true? I know Sue was said to be 28 years old and I know National Geographic says 28 is the life span of a T-Rex and other sources cite 30 as being the life span of a T-Rex. I suspect the claim of being over 30 highly questionable because no where have I been able to find a source that said a life span was over 30. Is there a way that they could have tweaked the findings to fit their agenda such as with the allowance for error to claim Scotty as the largest?

[@bibia666]

Nice.. I liked... I even liked the comments (there were 4 so.. 😅, hard work 😉) BUT : Why the time limit? The lecture ends a bit abruptly. Second and more serious : torosaur a adult triceratops??? Seriously??? Male maybe (and triceratops being female) but torosaur looks way to different (even from a looong distance..) Plus the meteor strike wich did help end the "reign" of dinosaurs (there are more things wich helped to end it imo) did crashed into Mexico! Since when is Mexico part of North America... When it suits you Mexico is suddenly part of America.. There is a certain American who says Mexico only brings crimes and drugs.. So... What is it??? Everything considered nice lecture but was surprised by the torosaur and meteor bit. I am not an expert (so who knows) but.... You really think that torosaur is a old triceratops? Anyway I hope for more lectures. Greetings bibia.