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Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Tyrannosaurus rex |
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Tyrannosaurus rex was a large theropod dinosaur. The animal was a
carnivore (meat-eater), and lived in North America and Asia
during late Cretaceous period, about 67 to 65 million years ago.
It was one of the last dinosaurs, and probably went
extinct
during the the Cretaecous-Tertiary mass extinction.
An average Tyrannosaurus was about about 39 feet (11.9 metres) long, up to
20 feet (6.1 metres) tall, and weighed around 7 tons.
- The largest known Tyrannosaurus
fossil specimen,
yet found, is 42 feet (12.8 metres) long, nicknamed "Sue", and exhibited
at the
Field Museum of Natural History
in
Chicago,
Illinois.
- The first Tyrannosaurus ever found, was found by
Barnum Brown in
1902
in
Montana.
Until the mid-1990s, it was generally thought that Tyrannosaurus was the largest
land predator ever. Then, scientists discovered Gigantosaurus which
lived was a 45 feet (13.8 metre) long carnivore that lived in Argentina about 100
million years ago. New research, first published in
2006, now suggests
that
Spinosaurus may have been even
larger still: upto 51 feet (17 metres) long.
Since the 1960s, some scientists have argued that Tyrannosaurus was not
a fearsome predator, but a slow-moving scavenger, that fed on carcasses
killed by other carnivores.
However, other B>scientists
argue that the possibility of binocular vision (Tyrannosaurus rex has
two forward facing eyes), and the relatively large areas of the
brain associated with sight and smell, suggest it must have been an active predator.
The name Tyrannosaurus rex
was chosen by
Henry Fairfield Osborn
in
1905,
and like most scientific names of animals is derived from Ancient Greek.
"Tyrannosaurus" means "tyrant lizard",
"rex" means "king", and hence in combination
"Tyrannosaurus rex" means
"tyrant king lizard".
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Books
By Kate Mcmullan
Joanna Cotler Released: 2008-04-22 Hardcover (40 pages; 1)
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By Kate Mcmullan
Joanna Cotler Released: 2008-04-22 Hardcover (40 pages; 1)
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Indiana University Press Hardcover (435 pages)
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By Julia Donaldson
Feiwel & Friends Released: 2008-05-27 Hardcover (32 pages; 1)
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The duckbill dinosaurs live across the river from the T-Rex’s. The duckbills are peaceful plant-eaters. The T’s are scary meat-eaters. When a duckbill egg hatches in the T’s nest, both the new baby and the T-Rex family must try very hard to get along. But the little dinosaur, nicknamed Drip by his new family, soon proves he’s not such a drip after all—in fact, he’s a real hero! Dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages will cheer for Drip in this timeless story about little versus big, by the author of the beloved and bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo. |
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By Julia Donaldson
Feiwel & Friends Released: 2008-05-27 Hardcover (32 pages; 1)
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The duckbill dinosaurs live across the river from the T-Rex’s. The duckbills are peaceful plant-eaters. The T’s are scary meat-eaters. When a duckbill egg hatches in the T’s nest, both the new baby and the T-Rex family must try very hard to get along. But the little dinosaur, nicknamed Drip by his new family, soon proves he’s not such a drip after all—in fact, he’s a real hero! Dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages will cheer for Drip in this timeless story about little versus big, by the author of the beloved and bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo. |
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By Fay Robinson with the SUE Science Team of The Field Museum
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By Fay Robinson with the SUE Science Team of The Field Museum
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By J.C. Greenburg
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By J.C. Greenburg
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By Thomas R. Jr Dr Holtz
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By Thomas R. Jr Dr Holtz
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By Rex Stone
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By Rex Stone
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By John Horner
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By John Horner
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By Pat Relf
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By Pat Relf
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By Issei Yoshino
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By Issei Yoshino
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