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Scientists at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences have found that what was believed to be a juvenile T.rex skeleton is instead a distant relative, the first of its kind to be found in a full skeleton.

&gt;&gt; THE THE SEASONS CAN BE. &gt;&gt; AND WE COME WITH ME. WE'RE AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES WHERE THEY HAVE JUST DISCOVERED A BRAND NEW DINOSAUR. THIS IS A HUGE DEAL. THIS THIS IS IT HERE. NOW A NEW YOU THINK IT LOOKS ANY TIME IN A SOURCE WRECKS ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE A YOUNG TEAM WRECKS, BUT IT TURNS OUT IS ACTUALLY A BRAND NEW SPECIES OF DINOSAUR. REMARKABLE. THE DISCOVERED THIS ACTUALLY WITH ANOTHER FAMOUS EXHIBIT CALLED THE DUELING DINOSAURS, WHICH IS HERE TO ITCH DOWNSTAIRS TO TAKE A LOOK. IT'S ONE OF THE COOLEST DISPLAYS THEY HAVE HERE. IT SHOWS FOSSILS OF BOTH A TRICERATOPS AND WHAT THEY THOUGHT. &gt;&gt; WAS A BABY. TYRA NISOURCE REX, WHICH WAS AWESOME. BUT THEN THEY STARTED ANALYZING IT FURTHER IN THAT TOOK A DEEPER LOOK AT THE FOSSILS WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A NOT TO GET ALL SCIENCE. IAN, YOU HERE. BUT SOMETHING EVEN MORE AWESOME THAT IT WASN'T A BABY TO REX THAT IT WAS A BRAND NEW DINOSAUR SPECIES ALTOGETHER. WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SHOOTING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. SO WE LEARNED THAT THE GOVERNOR WAS HAVING A NEWS CONFERENCE. WE KNEW WE HAD TO BE THERE. IT WAS ALL HAPPENING RIGHT IN THE EXHIBIT ROOM. VERY BUSY. I CAME PREPARED. TOOK MY SEAT READY TO ASK ABOUT THE BIG DISCOVERY. WHAT IT'S SAYING THAT WHILE THE &gt;&gt; 40. AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED I MAY BE A BIT OLDER THAN THE OTHER JOURNALISTS IN THE ROOM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND DR LYON, THANK YOU FOR KNOWING THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THESE CHILDREN ARE GOING TO ASK. GOVERNOR STEIN INVITED KIDS TO ASK THE QUESTIONS AND APPARENTLY ME, OH, MAN. SO HERE I WAS WITH A NOTE PAD FULL OF GROWN-UP QUESTIONS AND I ALMOST FORGOT WHEN IT COMES TO DINOSAURS. IT'S NOT ABOUT OPERATIONS IN FUNDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S ABOUT IMAGINATION AND FUN. &gt;&gt; I THINK THEY'RE OTHER PEOPLE THINK THEY'RE DIFFERENT COLORS. STAFF SERGEANT TY DINOSAURS, PRIX FIRE LIKE DRAGONS WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE BECAUSE THEY EXISTED BEFORE WE EVER EXISTED. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO LEAD US TO BELIEVE THAT THEY &gt;&gt; VERY DIFFERENT IN SIZE THAN AN A TREE. AND THIS IS ABOUT HALF AS LONG AS THE TRAUMA SOURCE. REX. BUT IT'S ONLY ONE-TENTH THE SIZE WEIGHT. SO IT'S MUCH, MUCH SMALLER. IT'S LIKE A KID VERSUS A BIG, BIG PARENTS. YOU GOT SOME TOUGH QUESTIONS OUT THERE. REAL NERVOUS AT THE PODIUM. WELL, I WAS NERVOUS EXCEPT I HAD A PHD STANDING BESIDE ME ARE LINED. HE KNEW THE ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION IMAGINABLE. IT WAS GREAT. THE KIDS WERE COMPLETELY ENGAGED. I LOTS OF SPECIAL FOR THEM TO GET TO WALK THROUGH AND SEE ALL THIS. THE NATURAL SCIENCES MUSEUM, THE NATURE RESEARCH CENTER. THESE ARE INCREDIBLE ASSETS THAT BELONG TO THE PEOPLE 5 TIMES PEOPLE THINK, OH, SCIENCE HAPPENS IN A LAB WHERE NOBODY CAN SEE IT. THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'VE DONE HERE AND CONTINUE TO RESEARCH. AND THEY SAID WE WANT. &gt;&gt; EVERYONE, CHILDREN, ADULTS HAVE VISIBILITY AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. YOU LEARN ABOUT A NEW DINOSAUR TODAY. YEAH. WHAT WAS COOL ABOUT THAT? &gt;&gt; I THOUGHT LIKE THIS IS A PLACE WHERE THIS LIKE DINOSAUR IS LIKE THE PROOF WAS FOUND ABOUT IT AND IT'S COOL LIKE BEING THE PLACE THAT WHERE THIS DANCERS LIKE INVENTED BASICALLY WINGING IT SOUNDED LIKE. &gt;&gt; FOOD AND THAT TREND FOR POPE. WELL, I COME FROM HOW BIG IS IN AN INDICTED SOAR. I MEAN, TO YOU, EX, HOW DO YOU THINK? 100 FEET? 1100 100,000 FEET. YEAH. SHOULD WE TRY LIKE MAKE A DINER? WAS IT LIKE WHEN YOU THINK YOU DO ON THAT? YOU THINK IT WOULD LIKE THIS MEAN? WHERE WAS TIRED OF GOING TO BED WITH ME? WE DID THE UNI OR OUR. HER ACT LAST YEAR. I WAS ALSO LATROBE. ALSO. &gt;&gt; THE WHOLE TEAM TO A GUNSHOT. ANY YOU THINK? &gt;&gt; WELL, THE NEED FOR THE HIGHEST BAIL AND TODD RQ ALL THE TIME. &gt;&gt; WHILE COPA COPA LONG TIME. AND THE LAST I KNEW IT. FLOWER BROWN TO VOTE. &gt;&gt; GREAT JOKE. SHE LIKE 3. REALLY GOOD JOB. SHE IS SAID ONE OF THE GOVERNOR ALSO IS FANTASTIC. YOU KNOW, WE'LL PALEONTOLOGISTS. WILL SCIENTISTS DISCOVER A NEW DINOSAUR? EVENTUALLY? YES, OF COURSE THEY WILL. AND MAYBE JUST MAYBE I COULDN'T STOP THINKING ONE OF THOSE KIDS ASKING THE QUESTIONS IN THE MUSEUM MAY WANT TO KIDS AT HOME WATCHING THIS STORY RIGHT NOW. WE'RE CATCHING IT LATER ONLINE

Kids ask questions about new dino discovery at NC Museum of Natural Sciences 🦖

Kids ask about new dino discovery at NC Museum of Natural Sciences

Scientists at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences have found that what was believed to be a juvenile T.Rex skeleton is instead a distant relative, the first of its kind to be found in a full skeleton. Their work has also raised new questions about what is know about that popular predator.


Dino discovery: Distant T.Rex relative found in NC museum fossil

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A 100-million-year-old dinosaur was unearthed by North Carolina scientists who believe the dinosaur lived in a burrow like an armadillo and grazed like a deer. 



New burrowing species of dinosaur unearthed by NC paleontologists 

100-million-year-old dinosaur unearthed

The "Dueling Dinos" exhibit opened Saturday, drawing over 184 visitors in the first hour alone.

Die-hard Dino fans celebrate grand opening of Raleigh's 'Dueling Dinosaurs' exhibit

Dueling Dinos

A new Dueling Dinosaur exhibit is coming to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The exhibit features the remains of two dinosaurs that were buried together millions of years ago. 

SELF-HELP CREDIT UNION, WHICH OPENS FOR SERVICE ON TUESDAY. MAY 7TH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN SEE THE WORK PALEONTOLOGISTS TO EVERY DAY. A NEW DUELING DINOSAUR EXHIBIT IS COMING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES. >> THE EXHIBIT FEATURES THE REMAINS OF 2 DINOSAURS THAT WERE BURIED TOGETHER MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO, 18 REX AND TRICERATOPS TO THE MOST FAMOUS ONES WE KNOW RIGHT OVER THE NEXT 4 TO 5 YEARS. SCIENTISTS WILL CAREFULLY UNVEILED THE FOSSILS SEARCHING FOR CLUES ABOUT HOW THOSE DINOSAURS LIVED AND HOW THEY DIED. YOU CAN SEE IT FOR YOURSELF STARTING TOMORROW. FINAL THE TICKET

Dueling Dinos opens Saturday 

You and your family will have a chance to experience a live history lesson starting this weekend. The Dueling Dinosaur exhibit features the remains of two dinosaurs that were buried together millions of years ago: A T-Rex and a Triceratops.

AND WAS BOND. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. >> YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN SEE THE WORK TELL YOU LA JUST DO EVERY DAY. A NEW DUELING DINOSAUR EXHIBIT IS COMING TO RALEIGH AND WRAL'S. KASEY COFFEE IS AT THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES THIS MORNING. KELSEY, THE NEW EXHIBIT OPENS TOMORROW AND GIVES A ONE IN A KIND OF OPPORTUNITY. >> CHRIS, IT REALLY IS. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE A LIVE HISTORY LESSON STARTING THIS WEEKEND. SO THIS EXHIBIT HERE WILL BE THE WORLD'S FIRST OPEN ACCESS PALEONTOLOGY LAB. THIS IS A GLIMPSE NOW AT SCIENTISTS WORKING INSIDE THE NEW DUELING DINOSAURS EXHIBIT THAT FEATURES THE REMAINS OF 2 DINOSAURS WERE BURIED TOGETHER MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO. A TYRANNOSAUR AND A TRICERATOPS. AMAZINGLY, ALL THEIR BONES ARE STILL INTACT TODAY OVER THE NEXT 45 YEARS, SCIENTISTS WILL CAREFULLY UNVEILED THE FOSSILS SEARCHING FOR CLUES ABOUT HOW THOSE DINOSAURS LIVED AND HOW THEY DIED. THIS EXHIBIT IS INTERACTIVE, TOO. VISITORS CAN UNCOVER VIRTUAL FOSSILS TO GET AN INSIDE. LOOK AT A REPTILE SKULL. >> WE WANT TO CAPTURE KIDS IMAGINATIONS AT THE AGE WHEN THEY LOSE INTEREST IN SCIENCE. >> ADMISSION IS FREE, BUT VISITORS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR TICKET. THE MUSEUM SAYS 10,000 TICKETS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RESERVED, BUT TOMORROW WILL BE THE ONLY DAY THAT IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE KELSEY COFFEE, WRAL NEWS LIVE

Deuling Dinos exhibit ready to welcome visitors this weekend at NC Museum of Natural Sciences

The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit is now open at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig at Raleigh science museum

Dueling Dinosaurs at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Witness dinosaurs like you've never seen before with an exclusive, first look at the Dueling Dinosaurs

On earth, a prehistoric marble, 67 million years in the making be among the first to be hold this extraordinary fossil showcasing two ancient giants buried together. You have a predator and prey that were buried in, twined together in one grave. It's a window into the past that could unravel some of paleontology. Greatest mysteries join that are for an exclusive first look experience tonight at six. Only on that.

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DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosted an exciting sneak peek of their new Dueling Dinos exhibit on Saturday. 

LIVING WITH A LESS AND A REMINDER, WE'RE ALL HERE FOR THAT. THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF SCIENCE IS HOSTED AN EXCITING SNEAK PEEK OF THEIR NEW DUELING DI KNOW EXHIBIT TODAY. TAKE A LOOK AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS GOT TO EXPLORE THE HISTORIC EXHIBIT THE DISPLAY WILL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE HISTORY BEHIND 2 WELL-KNOWN DINOSAURS TYRANNOSAURUS AND TRICERATOPS. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY SAY THEY'RE EXCITED FOR THE GRAND OPENING. &gt;&gt; WE HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS EXHIBIT 4. &gt;&gt; YEARS. IT SEEMS AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED. WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THE CONSTRUCTION HAPPEN. &gt;&gt; THE EXHIBIT IS SET TO OPEN NEXT SATURDAY. APRIL 27TH AT 10:00AM WELL NOW MONDAY AT 06:00PM RIGHT HERE ON WRAL. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE EXHIBIT AND THE LAST METEOROLOGIST KAT CAMPBELL WILL SHOW YOU HOW YOUR FAMILY CAN WATCH SCIENTISTS AT WORK SOME DISCOVERING OF YOUR OWN. AGAIN, THAT'S ONLY

NC museum of Natural Sciences hosted dueling Dinos sneak peek  

While the all-new Dueling Dinos exhibit won't open until the month's end, a celebratory gala was held Friday night, offering a taste of the prehistoric wonder to come.

AT LEAST YEAR. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. COOPER'S HAS BEEN DOWNTOWN FOR MORE THAN 8 DECADES. &gt;&gt; AND EXCITING NIGHT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF SCIENCE. THE BRAND-NEW DORLING DIE KNOWS EXHIBIT WILL OPEN AT THE END OF THE MONTH. AND TONIGHT THERE WAS A FANCY GALA TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC NEW EXHIBIT. IT WILL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY ULTIMATELY TO LEARN THE HISTORY BEHIND THE 2 WELL-KNOWN DINOSAURS. THE 2 RAN A STORE AND THE TRICERATOPS AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT HAPPEN RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES. BUT THERE IS MORE TO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK, MONDAY AT 06:00PM OVER ON WRAL. WE'LL GIVE YOU AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE EXHIBIT AND THE LAB. METEOROLOGIST KAT CAMPBELL. WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW YOUR FAMILY CAN WATCH SCIENTISTS AT WORK AND DO SOME DISCOVERING OF YOUR OWN. AGAIN. THAT'S MONDAY.

An inside look at dueling Dinos Monday night at 6pm 

Get ready to get up close to two dinosaurs "locked in death," as paleontologists at the museum unearth the mystery surrounding the newest exhibit, which opens soon at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

GREENSBORO, SCIENCE DOLLARS. >> THE LATEST GREATEST THING COMING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES IS DUELING DINOSAURS DOING DINOSAURS IS TRICERATOPS AND IT AROUND US OR THAT WERE LOCKED IN DEATH. THIS IS A NEW EXPERIENCE THAT WE'RE OPENING TO THE PUBLIC AT THE END OF APRIL, WE'RE VISITORS WILL GET TO MEET 2 INCREDIBLE DINOSAUR SPECIMENS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. >> MY TEAM HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK THE PAST FEW WEEKS TRYING TO GET THE EXHIBIT INSTALLED EVERYTHING UP AND READY FOR THE GRAND OPENING ON APRIL 27TH. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN 7 YEARS IN THE MAKING. WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME YOU TO THIS AMAZING EXHIBIT WHERE YOU GET TO SEE TOUCH AND SMELL WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE INSIDE THE CRETACEOUS PASS WHERE THE DINOSAURS LIVED. AND INSIDE THE RESEARCH LAB. >> NOW WALKING INSIDE THE SEC. YOU DI DO LAB WILL VISIT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE REAL PALEONTOLOGIST DOING THE WORK OF PALEONTOLOGY, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT HERE IS THE FOSSIL WALK FOR THAT IRAN US OR IT'S SO CLOSE. INSIDE THE SEC THAT A LAB AS WELL. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO TALK PALEONTOLOGISTS. YOU COME INSIDE THE LAB WILL BE SOMEBODY HERE WORKING ON THE FOSSILS. YOU CAN ASK THEM QUESTIONS AND THEY CAN TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE SCIENCE THAT'S HAPPENING HERE AT THE MUSEUM. >> MUSEUM PALEONTOLOGIST OUR DINOSAUR EXPERTS. WE'RE DOING THE SCIENCE RIGHT NOW OF UNLOCKING EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING BETWEEN THESE 2 ANIMALS. WERE THEY DOING? WAS THIS DINNER OR WAS THERE A DISASTER? OUR DINOSAUR EXPERTS ARE GOING TO BE STUDYING THESE ANIMALS FOR YEARS TO COME. EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK OUT THEIR PROGRESS IN REAL TIME AS WE MAKE NEW DISCOVERIES. THIS IS EXCITING. DAVID HERE IS WORKING ON AN EXHIBIT THAT'S IN THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE DYNAMO LAB. THIS IS A PIECE THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE A BIG FOSSIL BLOCK. COME RIGHT OUT OF THE FIELD AND INTO THE MUSEUM. SO IMAGINE A BIG ROCK PIECES OF FOSSIL ON THE TOP ENCASED IN PLASTER AS IF IT WERE JUST BROUGHT OUT OF MONTANA TO NORTH CAROLINA. HERE INSIDE THIS PORTION OF THE DINER LAB. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SHOW OFF SOME OF THE COOL TECHNOLOGY THAT PALEONTOLOGIST ARE USING TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, AT THIS STATION, VISITORS WILL ACTUALLY GET TO DO A CT SCAN OF A DINOSAUR SKULL. THAT'S HERE AT THE MUSEUM. SO WE CAN START THE SCAN. >> WATCH IT. WORK. AND THEN SEE THE KIND OF INFORMATION AND DATA THAT PALEONTOLOGIST GET USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY. PALEONTOLOGY IS A LOT OF GOING OUT AND DIGGING UP THE DINOSAURS. BUT IT'S ALSO BRINGING THEM BACK INTO THE MUSEUM AND THEN USING TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIKE TECHNOLOGY TO ANSWER SO MANY INTERESTING QUESTIONS. WHEN VISITORS WALK INTO THE FOSSIL BLOCK THEATER, WE'LL SEE A REPRODUCTION OF EXACTLY HOW THE FOSSILS WERE FOUND IN THE GROUND IN MONTANA. THIS MODEL BEHIND ME IS HALF SCALE OF THE REAL THING. AND IMPORTANTLY, IT'S MODELED AFTER THE REAL DATA, THE ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS THAT ARE SCIENTISTS TOOK ALL OF THE FOSSILS THEMSELVES. THEN RECREATED IN 3 D ON THE WALL. >> THIS PART OF DOING DINOSAURS IS REALLY FUN. YOU GET TO DESIGN YOUR OWN DINOSAUR. THIS IS ACTUALLY HOW SCIENTISTS INVESTIGATE THE NATIONAL WORLD IN PALEONTOLOGY. WE CAN LOOK AT 2 ANIMALS THAT ARE ALIVE TODAY TO TRY TO GAIN SOME INSIGHT INTO HOW ANIMALS IN THE PAST WOULD HAVE LIVED THEIR LIVES. WE'VE GOT A TRICERATOPS HERE. >> AND USING THE SCREEN, YOU CAN ACTUALLY PICK OUT DIFFERENT FEATURES, PUT THEM ON YOUR OWN TRICERATOPS AND THEN SEE IT UP ON THE SCREEN AND THEN YOU CAN EVEN E-MAIL IT TO YOURSELF DOING DINOSAURS OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY. APRIL 27TH HERE AT THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETS AT

Get a sneak peek at Dueling Dinosaurs

The Dueling Dinos exhibit represents the first time in known history that a T. rex has been 100% recovered. The Triceratops skeleton, too, is almost complete, and both specimens even contain skin impressions from the dinosaurs.

BEST WAY TO HELP SOLDIERS COMING HOME. WE WILL POST A LINK TO THAT OVER ON WRAL.COM. >>> THE MUSEUM OF NATIONAL NATURAL SCIENCES IS MAKING ROOM FOR DINOSAURS. THIS MORNING, THEY BROKE GROUND ON THE NEW LAB WHICH IS THE FIRST EXPANSION AND THE MUSEUM IN 10 YEARS. WILL BE THE NEW HOME OF THE DUELING DINOSAURS EXHIBIT. THE ONLY FULLY INTACT

NC Museum of Natural Sciences begins construction on DinoLab 

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences breaks ground on an expansion that will serve as a site for research, display, discovery and education around the remains of a young Tyrannosaurus rex and a Triceratops that were found buried together in Hells Creek, Montana. 

NC Museum of Natural Sciences breaks ground on DinoLab

The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit announced Tuesday morning at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences started a ticking clock for families eager to greet the infamous beasts.

THEY CAN STILL APPLY. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL GO THROUGH THE SAME SELECTION PROCESS. THE WORLD'S ONLY FULLY INTACT T- REX HAS A HOME IN RALEIGH. MENT NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM ACQUIRED THE BONES ALONG WITH THOSE OF A TRICERATOPS TO PUT ON DISPLAY. THEY WILL BE PART OF THE MUSEUM NAMED DUALING DINOSAURS. IT IS MAKING A BIG IMPRINT ON DINOSAUR LAUGH. LOVERRERS. >> WE ALL HAVE A PAIL LEE EN TOLGIST BONE IN THE BODY. HE PICKED THAT BEEN AND MADE IT A LIFE. >> BEING ABLE TO STAND NEXT TO SOMETHING IS AMAZING. >> IT BEGINS WHEN WE'RE YOUNG AND SMALL. >> HOW OLD ARE YOU? >> THREE. >> ROSY WEST TOTALLY DIGS DINOSAURS. >> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE? >> A T-REX. >> A T-REX. >> DINO DITTO FOR FLETCHER. >> I LIKE SEEING THE BONES AND EVERYTHING. >> LOCKED AWAY IN THE MUSEUM'S SPECIMAN ROOM LIES THIS T-REX KURD UP IN SANDSTONE. >> THIS IS A MURDER MYSTERY IN THE MAKING FOR A SCIENTIFIC TEAM TO UNCOVER. A SHE IS HEAD PAIL LEON TOLGIST. SHE SAYS IT APPEARS THIS JUVENILE T-REX WAS IN A DEADLY FIGHT WITH A TRICERATOPS WHOSE SKULL IS HERE TOO. >> THE BODY IS SO BIG, IT IS IN THE BASEMENT. BOTH WERE BURY N'T IN THE SAME HOLE IN MONTANA AND DISCOVERED IN 2006. WITH PRIVATE DONATIONS, THE MUSEUM BOUTS BONES FOR $6 MILLION. >> WE PUT THEM IN A BIG TRUCK AND HAULED THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> I KNOW YOU'RE CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO SEE THEM IN PERSON BUT WE HAVE WAITED 67 MILLION YEARS. WE CAN WAIT ANOTHER TWO. THE MAJOR EXPANSION IN THE RESEARCH CENTER WILL OPEN IN 2022. >> IT WILL BRING VISITORS IN SIZE THAT SPACE SO THEY CAN GET UP CHOSE TO THESE AND GET UP CLOSE TO US AND ASK WHATEVER QUESTIONS THEY HAVE BURNING. >> IT MAKES THE PALEONTOLOGIST IN US ALL ROAR. A SO LOVEABLE. BRYAN MIMS, RALEIGH. >> WE'RE SO FASCINATED BY DINOSAURS. THEY WILL DO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES WHILE THE LAB IS UNDER