Facts
The Tyrannosaurus rex was a huge meat eating dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous period. Tyrannosaurus had very strong jaws that could crush bone! The skull alone was about 5 feet long! Tyrannosaurus mainly ate plant eating dinosaurs, like Triceratops, or Edmontosaurus. Tyrannosaurus was one of the most famous dinosaurs ever! But, T.rex is no longer the biggest meat eating dinosaur. Giganotosaurus and Spinosaurus have both broken its record. Tyrannosaurus rex was found in 1902 by Barnum Brown, a famous fossil hunter. T.rex was officially named in 1905 |
Length: 40 feet long
Height: 12-15 feet tall Weight: 9 tons Diet: meat lived: Cretaceous period, 60-65 MYA |