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Rachael Ward

Double delight for dinosaur devotees over T-Rex arrival

The 66 million year old fossil made up of 199 bones is one of the most complete in the world. (HANDOUT/MUSEUMS VICTORIA)

Dinosaur devotees can soon get up close to a giant Tyrannosaurus rex that is almost as big as a double decker bus.

The 66-million-year-old fossil, named Victoria, will be on display at Melbourne Museum from late June.

The skeleton is one of the most complete T-Rex specimens in the world, made up of 199 bones.

It was discovered in 2013 in South Dakota, United States, and was restored in Canada.

The fossil is the centre of an interactive exhibition on the cretaceous period which will include detailed information about Victoria's life and death.

The dinosaur will be on display alongside the museum's permanent Triceratops fossil, Horridus.

"Melbourne Museum will be the only place on Earth where, for a limited time, visitors can come face-to-face with two of the biggest and best real dinosaurs who once walked the planet," Museums Victoria director Lynley Crosswell said.

The exhibition runs at Melbourne Museum from June 28 - October 20.

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