28/11/2025
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Thatโs right! While museums do house real fossils, many piecesโlike this juvenile T. rex footโare carefully crafted casts.
Why replicas matter in paleontology:
Easier to move, display, and study
Safe for handling (especially with curious little hands!)
Can be copied, so even the rarest fossils can be seen around the world
Replicas let us protect priceless specimens and still share dinosaur magic with everyone. ๐ฆโจ #
! Among our many real fossils, our museum also boasts an exciting collection of fossil replicas. This is a replica cast of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex foot. This cast was recently donated by the Northwestern Polytechnic and has since found a home within our education collection. Replicas are important in palaeontology for several reasons. First, they are lightweight, which is good for articulation, display, handling, and transport. They are also replaceable should accidents happen, meaning you can make as many copies of them as you want. This also means that even the rarest fossils can be put on display around the world for all to see, through expertly-made replicas!