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Meet Barbara and Peter: Auckland Museum's star pair of Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons. Producer William Ray unearths the fascinating story behind the bones, which hints at the lives of these giant carnivores.
In 2022 Auckland War Memorial Museum received two new guests: a pair of gigantic, fossilised Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons.
Join producer William Ray as he meets the dinosaurs and then discovers the story behind the bones with University of Kansas Palaeontologist Dr David Burnham.
Scientists who’ve studied the fossils say they have evidence of dramatic injuries, which might shed light on the lifestyles of these deadly dinosaurs.
The first, nicknamed “Peter”, has a devastating injury to his femur, which seems to have been bitten in half by another T. rex in a battle over territory or mating rights.
The second, “Barbara”, has a significant injury to her foot, which would have made it extremely difficult for her to hunt. Some scientists say the fact this injury healed might suggest she was helped to find food by other tyrannosaurs – hinting at a more caring, social side to these dinosaurs.
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