Leonardo
Brachylophosaurus
Children's Museum of Indianapolis, United States
Specimen Details
Discovery Year
2000
Discovery Location
Phillips County, Montana
Estimated Age
About 77 million years old
Completeness
90%
Length
7 m
Height
3 m
Nickname Origin
Named by its finders near a graffiti tag reading 'Leonardo'.
Historical Significance
Leonardo offered an unprecedented window into dinosaur soft tissues and diet.
Interesting Facts
Leonardo is a Brachylophosaurus mummy, preserved with much of its skin and soft tissue intact.
It is one of the best-preserved dinosaur mummies ever found.
Internal structures, including the digestive tract, were partially fossilised.
On display at
Children's Museum of Indianapolis