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Tyrannosaurus (/ t ɪ ˌ r æ n ə ˈ s ɔː r ə s, t aɪ-/) [a] is a genus of large theropod dinosaur.The type species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning 'king' in Latin), often shortened to T. rex or colloquially T-Rex, is one of the best represented theropods.
One of his most famous works is a mural of Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops, which helped establish the two dinosaurs as "mortal enemies" in popular culture. Working at a time when many fossil discoveries were fragmentary and dinosaur anatomy was not well understood, many of his illustrations have later been shown to be incorrect representations.
Previously discovered T. rex skeletons were usually missing over half of their bones. [10] It was later determined that Sue was a record 90 percent complete by bulk, [11] and 73 percent complete counting the elements. [12] Of the 360 known T. rex bones, around 250 have been recovered. [1]
Tyrannosaurus, which roamed western North America, was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs. It appears this Tyrannosaurus was about 13-15 years old, two-thirds adult size, 25 feet (7.6 meters ...
"Mass estimates: North vs South redux" Scott Hartman's Skeletal Drawing.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019. Tyrannosaurus : "A T. rex Named Sue" (PDF) Retrieved April 29, 2019 Mapusaurus : the Theropod Database by Mickey Mortimer
The smallest known Tyrannosaurus rex individual (LACM 28471, the "Jordan theropod") is estimated to have weighed only 29.9 kilograms (66 lb) at only 2 years old, while the largest, such as FMNH PR2081 ("Sue"), most likely weighed about 5,654 kg (12,465 lb), estimated to have been 28 years old, an age which may have been close to the maximum for ...
Full-size skeleton reproductions of a Tyrannosaurus rex and a Triceratops, plus fossils, interactive exhibits, and more. Through May 12 at the Museum of Science and History-The Pink Palace, 3050 ...
Scale chart for Tyrannosaurus, based on skeletal diagrams by Scott Hartman and Gregory Paul. Source: Data from Image:Tyrannosaurusscale.png by Dinoguy2; vector images of T.rex, human and grid from Image:Largesttheropods.svg by Dhatfield: Author: Masur (vector version)