LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -
The Naranjo Museum of Natural History in Lufkin
got a new addition this week. A brand-new T-Rex stands in the center of the
museum.
"The T-Rex adds
a whole new dimension to the museum," Dr. Neal Naranjo, the CEO of the Naranjo
Museum of Natural History, said. "First of all, he's a predator, and he's a
carnivore, and most of the dinosaurs that we've found have been plant
eaters."
Workers spent all day
Tuesday piecing the model together. The replica was found in South Dakota, and
museum officials say the T-Rex adds an extra dimension to the museum.
The museum decided to
name him "Bubba-Rex" in honor of his new Southern home.
Naranjo said that the
museum be bringing in additional models and exhibits in the upcoming weeks.
The Naranjo Museum of
Natural History held its grand opening in September. In addition to the newest
exhibit, "Bubba-Rex," the museum also features exhibits of fossils of a
hadrosaur and prehistoric cave bears. Other exhibits and displays focus on
additional pre-historic dinosaurs, ancient civilizations, and science.
The museum is open to the public from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. During thanksgiving weekend
they will have tours every hour for out of town guests.
For more information
on the Naranjo Museum of Natural History, visit its Web site at www.naranjo
museum.org.
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