Computed tomography scan of T. rex skull

In 2013, researchers from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands, made a remarkable discovery in Montana—one of the best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found. Experts date the remains of the female dinosaur to 66.4 million years. Alone the skull of the magnificent specimen weighs an incredible 500 kg. To get a glimpse of the internal structures of the remains without damaging the fragile skeleton, researchers are relying on Fraunhofer know-how. Using one-of-a-kind XXL computed tomography technology, the Fraunhofer Development Center for X-Ray Technology, Germany, is capable of generating high-resolution CD data, in this case from images of the T.rex.