Glasgow has a new dino in town, a 39ft-long T. Rex - affectionately known as Trix - has arrived at Kelvin Hall as part of a European wide tour.

Measuring 39ft-long and weighing the same as four Mini Cooper cars, Trix will form the main attraction for ‘T. Rex in Town’, a major exhibition that is hoped to engage with and educate visitors on this ferocious species.

The T. Rex is the most well-known dinosaur in the world, being most known for her terrifying teeth and short arms.

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The T. Rex in Town tour started three years ago in September and has visited several cities, such as Salzburg, Barcelona, Paris and Lisbon.

The tour comes as she awaits her new home to completed at the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in Leiden, Holland. It is likely this will be the only tour that Trix undergoes, making this one extremely iconic. 

With Dippy also currently on show in Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow’s West End is fast becoming the Jurassic capital of Scotland.

Gareth James, museum manager of Kelvin Hall and the project manager for the ‘T. Rex in Town exhibition’, said that this is a really ‘significant’ project.

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He said: “This exhibition has been really significant for us in being able to reopen the big vault space at Kelvin Hall.

"The huge space used to be the running track and before that was always used for exhibitions and the carnival so it’s brilliant to get that reopen as an exhibition space.

"We’ve managed to build this beautiful, brand new exhibition pavilion within the space which is all beautifully, climate controlled and we want to reassure visitors that we’re really looking after Trix while she’s here.”

Within the exhibition space, the public can also marvel over a painted reconstruction of what the 66-67-million-year-old T. Rex might have looked like.

Councillor David McDonald, chairman of Glasgow Life,  said: “It’s incredible to watch the skilled team from Naturalis in the Netherlands bring this extremely rare real dinosaur skeleton come to life in Glasgow.

"We look forward to welcoming many dinosaur fans to Kelvin Hall over the coming months, where Glaswegians and visitors to the city can enjoy this unique opportunity to stare into the eyes of one of the most terrifying predators ever to have stalked the Earth.”

"It is a truly exciting thing for Glasgow to be at the centre of this exciting project, with T. Rex in Town intertwining with the last few weeks of Dippy’s tour, with visitors able to look upon Dippy the famous Diplodocus until May 6.

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“We trust these spectacular exhibitions will inspire curiosity about the natural world around us”, says Councillor David McDonald.

Trix will be on display to the public from April 18 until July 31, with tickets available now priced £14 for adults and £8 for children. Family tickets cost £39.50.