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Rachael Ward

Rare chance to see T.rex up close and personal

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil with a 139kg skull is set to take pride of place at Melbourne Museum. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

With jaws so big and teeth so sharp, you can almost hear the terrifying roar of a tyrannosaurus rex when coming face-to-face with one of the most well-preserved dinosaur fossils on the planet.

Up to 250,000 visitors to the Melbourne Museum are expected to stare down Victoria the T.rex - an exhibit so rare one of the nation's leading paleontologists described seeing the 66 million-year-old skeleton as a lifelong dream come true.

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