ðĶ T-REX: KING OF CARNIVORES
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T. REX
TYRANT LIZARD KING
Tyrannosaurus rex means tyrant lizard king in Latin and Greek. It lived about 68 to 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous in what is now western North America. Big adults reached roughly 12 metres long and weighed around 8 tonnes, about as heavy as a big elephant. T. rex walked on two powerful legs and was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs ever. Its huge skull and thick teeth made it a top predator of its time. No wonder movies call it the king of dinosaurs.
ð THE KING
ðĶ Name = tyrant lizard king
ð ~12 m long, ~8 tonnes heavy
ð Late Cretaceous western North America
ð ~12 m long, ~8 tonnes heavy
ð Late Cretaceous western North America
KING!
SIZE
ð A full-grown T. rex stood about 4 metres tall at the hip and stretched 12 metres from nose to tail.
âïļ Scientists estimate large adults weighed between 6 and 9 tonnes, with 8 tonnes a common teaching figure.
âïļ Scientists estimate large adults weighed between 6 and 9 tonnes, with 8 tonnes a common teaching figure.
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ðē T. rex fossils come from places like Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota in the western United States.
ðĶ It shared its world with Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, and other famous Late Cretaceous dinosaurs.
ðĶ It shared its world with Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, and other famous Late Cretaceous dinosaurs.