Overview
- Juliasaurus goes on public display at Hollytrees Museum on Friday, April 3, as the centrepiece of the Discover: Museum Wonders exhibit.
- The BBC One reveal on The One Show drove a surge in interest, prompting the museum to use timed entry in its small Georgian galleries.
- The six-metre Late Jurassic predator, excavated in Wyoming’s Morrison Formation in 2020, preserves about three-quarters of its skeleton.
- Early examination points to close ties to Allosaurus, with distinct skull, pelvis and vertebral air-sac features that could indicate a new species.
- A private collector purchased the fossil in 2024 via David Aaron Ltd and loaned it long term to the museum, which has led researchers to delay formal publication and has drawn concern about scientific access.