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Tyrannosaurus rex

tie-RAN-oh-SORE-us REX· “tyrant lizard king”

🕰️ Cretaceous🥩 carnivore🦴 Tyrannosauridae

12.3 m

Length

3.7 m

Height

8 t

Weight

One of the largest land predators ever, with a massive skull, bone-crushing teeth the size of bananas, and surprisingly tiny two-fingered arms. It ruled the floodplains of western North America at the very end of the age of dinosaurs.

When

Late Cretaceous, ~68–66 million years ago

Found in

United States

Discovered

Barnum Brown, 1902

Did you know?

Its bite was the strongest of any land animal ever measured — over 5 tonnes of force.
Despite its size, some scientists think it could jog at around 20 km/h.
A famous specimen named Sue is the most complete T. rex ever found.

Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.