Titus (dinosaur)

Titus is an obsidian black skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in the Hell Creek Formation, Montana, United States in 2014 and excavated in 2018.

[6] External bone inspection has revealed injuries to Titus' right tibia (possibly a claw or bite wound); a deformed toe on the right foot; and a bitten and healed tail.

The site was an ancient river channel where the specimen may have been moved in a flood event which also winnowed the skeleton and may in part explain why only 20% of the bones were preserved.

[5] Pfister originally found a broken tibia, and said he knew right away that it belonged to a Tyrannosaurus rex, but was sidetracked by the discovery of a nearby Triceratops.

[4][6] For the exhibit at the Nottingham Natural History Museum at Wollaton Hall, Titus was reconstructed "in a walking mode, perhaps searching for prey or returning home after a hunt.

Size comparison and view from the front
Titus at Wollaton Hall in 2023