TYRANNOSAURUS
Undoubtedly the most famous of all dinosaurs TYRANNOSAURUS
was one of the largest predators that ever walked
the earth. This immense carnosaur had a mouth
full of sharp teeth, serrated on one edge like a saw
blade. Its huge jaws could rend flesh and crush bones
to satisfy a hunger needed to support its large size.
Its fore limbs were small in comparison to the proportions
of its body, about the size of a man's arms. At the
end were two fingered hands bearing sharp claws. The
function of these arms is unclear, but larger limbs
seem to have been unnecessary, as evidenced by this
creature's success. Tyrannosaurus evolved at the end
of the age of dinosaurs, finally meeting oblivion
in the last great mass extinction that claimed all
of the dinosaurs.
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STATS
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| ORDER |
Saurischia |
| SUBORDER |
Theropoda |
| FAMILY |
Tyrannosauridae |
| DIET |
Carnivorous |
| SIZE |
40 feet long, 6 tons |
| PERIOD |
Late Cretaceous |
| RANGE |
Western North America |
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