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Scotty, the 65-million-year-old t-rex was so hot that a fire alarm went off at his “reveal” Thursday as the official provincial fossil.

He was competing with six other fossils found across Saskatchewan for the title — including Kyle the woolly mammoth, the long-necked plesiosaur and the brontothere.

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“You can’t really argue with a t-rex,” quipped Mark Docherty, minister of parks, culture and sport, as he and guests — including the Grade 7 class from Alameda School — trudged back into the Royal Saskatchewan Museum after the false fire alarm.

Saskatchewan residents have voted since November 2015 at the RSM and online for the winner. Votes totalled 14,208, and the t-rex received 4,923.

Docherty said RSM staff pushed to have a provincial fossil emblem as it would be beneficial for Saskatchewan’s history and students.

“Kids and students are pretty interested in fossils and dinosaurs, but it gave them an opportunity to participate in something where they could see their activities and efforts actually turn into the realization of a fossil,” he added.