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To end this year on a high note, i will do a thread on the king of Dinosaur, likely the most well knowned of all whose name slips of the tounge.
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Let's get to know it before the year ends:
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Let's get to know it before the year ends:
Fossils now associated to Tyrannosaurus were found in the 1800s but the first skeleton was found in 1902 in Hell Creek, Montana.
Henry Fairfield Osborn,then president of the American Museum of Natural History, named the animal Tyrannosaurus Rex, which means "Tyrant Lizard King"
Henry Fairfield Osborn,then president of the American Museum of Natural History, named the animal Tyrannosaurus Rex, which means "Tyrant Lizard King"
The name was chosen over the percieved dominance of this animal in its ecosystem.
At the time it was the largest land based carnivore ever found and it would be that way for almost a century.
At the time it was the largest land based carnivore ever found and it would be that way for almost a century.
Tyrannosaurus first fossils would be what paleontologists have to study it from the 1910s till the 50s due to the Great Depression and WW2.
Tyrannosaurus measured 40 to 43 ft long, and 12 ft tall at the hips.
They could reach weigths of up to 8 tons.
They could reach weigths of up to 8 tons.
One of its most interesting characteristics were its small arms.
they were roughly the size of human arms.
they were roughly the size of human arms.
Its key characteristic was its massive head, full of sharp teeth, its bite was 12,814 lbf, one of the most powerful of any animal.
It could easily crush bone and rip apart its prey.
It had other characteristic that indicate a predatory lifestyle.
It could easily crush bone and rip apart its prey.
It had other characteristic that indicate a predatory lifestyle.
Its eyes pointed forward which gave it binocular vision, this coupled with a strong sense of smell similar to those of vultures.
this are the adaptations of a hunter.
this are the adaptations of a hunter.
But like any modern predator of today, it also used its skills to locate carcasses and scavenge.
Tyrannosaurus was once believed to be covered by feathers but now it is considered that due to its size it had no need of any body integument.
so scaly T-rex it is.
so scaly T-rex it is.
Tyrannosaurus skeletons go from adults to juveniles like Jane, a skeleton of a young Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaur hatchlings are thought to be covered in feathers.
Tyrannosaurus existed from 68 to 66 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period
it lived alongside many other animals like ceratopsian Triceratops who was among its main source of prey
it lived alongside many other animals like ceratopsian Triceratops who was among its main source of prey
