Jane the T-rex

Jane is our resident juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex. Jane stands some 2.3m tall at the hip and is 6.4m long, and is about half the height and length of a full-grown T-rex.

The fossil was found at Hell Creek in Montana, USA, in rocks of the Cretaceous Period that are about 66 million years old.

To arrange a visit, please contact our Schools Liaison Tutor at geology@le.ac.uk.

Resources

If you come to visit Jane in person, you can pick up leaflets and coloured badges on request from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment's Reception: Office G90, Bennett Building.

Leaflets

We have free leaflets available for visitors:

• For adults: the Flying dinosaurs and the origin of birds leaflet (PDF, 1.08MB) gives some good basic background about Jane that might be useful for your ambassadors
• For children at KS1 (aged 5-7): the 'Meeting Jane' leaflet (PDF, 3.46MB) includes a poster they can pin up on their wall, colouring, a maze and other Jane-themed activities

Badges

Badges are available for younger children which say "I’ve met Jane at the University of Leicester". NB, the badges are pin badges and so should not be handed out directly to very young children, but should be okayed with and given to a teacher/guardian so that they take responsibility.