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Jordan, Montana: First T-Rex Skull Monument

Jordan claims to be the town where the first Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was found, and has an outdoor bronze T-rex skull as a photo-op.

Address:
Jordan Ave., Jordan, MT
Directions:
North edge of town, on the southbound side of Hwy 200 where it intersects with Hwy 543. Look for the flagpole.
Admission:
Free
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First T-Rex Skull Monument

Nearby is the Garfield County Museum, open daily in the afternoons during the summer. Displays tell the story of Barnum Brown's T-Rex discovery near there, as well as numerous other Cretaceous fossils now in the collections of museums around the world. There are some original fossils, plus casts of the more famous ones. Museum is free.

[LAHS, 07/26/2022]

T.rex skull.

First T-Rex Skull Monument

First T-Rex Skull Monument, in Jordan Montana.

[Dianna, 08/20/2018]
Bronze T-Rex Skull

The first known Tyrannosaurus Rex was excavated in 1902 in Jordan. In town, at an intersection, there is a large bronze Tyrannosaurus skull.

[Ami Robinson, 08/13/2015]

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