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Scotty's Unearthed Day

T. rex Discovery Centre

Scotty's Unearthed Day

T. rex Discovery Centre
Sunday, August 16, 2026, 10:00am - 6:00pm

On August 16, 1991, High School teacher Robert Gebhardt of Eastend, Saskatchewan, along with Royal Saskatchewan Museum palaeontologists went on a fossil prospecting hike along the Frenchman River Valley in southwest Saskatchewan. Mr. Gebhardt wanted to learn more about fossils and how to find them. On that day, he made a very important fossil discovery, the very first fossil that led to the discovery of Scotty the T. rex. We will be marking Scotty's unearthed day with cupcakes and dinosaur cookies while supplies last, along with a Scotty scavenger hunt. Every completed scavenger hunt gets a small prize and will be entered for a chance to win a dino-themed gift basket. PLUS:

  • Meet Robert Gebhardt in-person! He'll be In the Paleo Lab, sorting through microfossils.
  • See the new additions, the two life-size Thescelosaurus casts on display in the Cretaceous Gallery. Thescelosaurus were relatively common for the region and roamed the earth in the late Cretaceous, about 76 to 66 million years ago. These small herbivores walked on two legs and were approximately 3.5 metres in length.
  • Go on a guided or self-guided tour featuring Scotty the T. rex, Omâcîw the Tylosaurus and Thor the Brontothere.
  • Explore the beautiful landscape of the Frenchman River Valley on the hiking trails situated around the discovery centre or uncover a fossil in the Fossil Dig Sand Pit.
  • The Discovery Theatre runs two films daily, the story of Scotty's discovery and the critically acclaimed film, T.REX. 

 

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