Referred specimen
BHI 3033 “Stan”
Tyrannosaurus rex
Open the Tyrannosaurus rex profileFacts
- Catalog number
- BHI 3033
- Nickname
- Stan
- Institution
- Black Hills Institute of Geological Research (BHI)
- Year found
- 1987
- Found by
- Stan Sacrison
- Locality
- Stan site, Harding County, South Dakota
- Formation
- Hell Creek Formation
What this specimen preserves
Referred specimen: BHI 3033 “Stan”
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Preserved · One of the best-preserved T. rex skulls. |
| Mandible | Preserved |
| Teeth | Unknown / not recorded |
| Cervical vertebrae | Partial |
| Dorsal vertebrae | Partial |
| Sacrum | Unknown / not recorded |
| Caudal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Ribs | Unknown / not recorded |
| Gastralia | Unknown / not recorded |
| Scapula / shoulder girdle | Unknown / not recorded |
| Humerus | Unknown / not recorded |
| Forearm (radius / ulna) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Hand (manus) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Pelvis | Partial |
| Femur | Partial |
| Tibia / fibula | Unknown / not recorded |
| Foot (pes) | Unknown / not recorded |
Excavation history
Found by amateur Stan Sacrison in 1987 and excavated by the Black Hills Institute in 1992. Sold at auction in 2020; the buyer was later reported to be the new Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.