Tyrannosaurus Rex
Best Dinosaur In The World?
What is Tyrannosaurus Rex?
Best known of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the most awesome creatures that have walked on the earth. T-rex was one of the largest meat - eating dinosaurs, having a skull up to 5ft long and many sharp teeth reaching lengths of 6in (15cm). The first complete Tyrannosaurus rex T-rex skeleton was discovered in 1902, and many great examples have been unearthed over the last fifteen years. A T-Rex is a vertebrate.
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Fast Fact!
- The Tyranosaurus had a life span of around 30 years.
- Tyrannosaurus is from the Greek word meaning Tyrant Lizard
- The dinosaur has many similar features to birds. One thought is that they were warm-blooded like birds, rather than cold-blooded like reptiles.
- Its arms were too short to reach its mouth.
- It lived in North America in river valleys and forests.
- It could probably eat as much as 500 pounds of meat in a single bite.
- The Chicago museum purchased the famous Tyranosaurus Sue fossil for $8 million.
- Their babies may have been covered in feathers.
T-Rex eating its prey!
The T-rex ate meat from other animals and dinosaurs, however, there is much debate over whether the Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator (hunted and killed it's own food) or whether it was a scavenger (meaning it stole food from other predators). Many scientists think that the dinosaur did both. A lot depends on how fast the dinosaur was.