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  • T. rex (Osborn, 1905) type species

    • Name : Tyrannosaurus Species : rex
    Pronounced : tye-RAN-uh-SAW-rus Pronounced : WRECKS
    Meaning : "ruler lizard" Meaning : "king"
    Length :
    12.6 meters (42')     		Height at hips :
    4 meters ( 13')     		Weight :
    4-8 tons
    Diet : carnivor = meat eater Period : Upper Cretaceous
    Superorder :
    Dinosauria     		Order :
    Saurischia     		Suborder :
    Theropoda     		Family :
    Tyrannosauridae
    Discovered by:
    Barnum Brown     		When Discovered:
    1902     		Described by:
    Henry Fairfield Osborne     		When Described:
    1905
    Fossils found in : Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota also possibly western Canada, Mongolia and China.
    Charactistics and things of interest:
    Barnum Brown discovered the first fairly complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton at Hell Creek, Montana in1902
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