| Tyrannosaurus | |
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Etymology |
Tyrant Lizard |
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Size |
36-49 feet long, 14-20 feet tall |
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Weight |
5-7.5 short tons |
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Diet |
Carnivorous: Hadrosaurs, Ceratopsids and other herbivorous theropods such as Ornithomimosaurs, In Tyrannosaurus bataar it suggests a wide diet from very small animals (dromaeosaurids; like Velociraptor) to very large animals (hadrosaurs; like Shantungosaurus). |
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Habitat |
Forested area covered in ferns similar to a modern deciduous forest (Yet the dominant trees in this area were conifers). In T. bataar it lived in a deserted area |
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Fossil Range |
70-65 million years ago: Living for approximately five million years |
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Location |
Western North America; Southern Canada (Saskatchewan, Alberta) and Western United States, Asia; China and Mongolia |
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Did You Know... |
The highly controversial "Nanotyrannus" may be, by some, a dwarf species of Tyrannosaurus that could actually sexually mate with a T. rex. |
Tyrannosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur consisting of two species. It is the type genus for the tribe, subfamily, family and superfamily it belongs to. Being the most famous genus of dinosaur in the world it has been assigned many species which probably turn out to belong to completely other genera or animals already named. These species include:
Tyrannosaurus amplus, Tyrannosaurus lanpingensis, Tyrannosaurus luanchuanensis, Tyrannosaurus gigas, Tyrannosaurus turpanensis, Tyrannosaurus novojilovi, Tyrannosaurus stanwinstonorum, Tyrannosaurus lancensis, Tyrannosaurus zhuchengensis, Tyrannosaurus imperator, Tyrannosaurus efremovi, Tyrannosaurus gigantus, Tyrannosaurus imperiosus, Tyrannosaurus lanpingi, Tyrannosaurus stanwinstonorus, Tyrannosaurus vannus, Tyrannosaurus efremovi, Tyrannosaurus gigantus, Tyrannosaurus imperiosus, Tyrannosaurus lanpingi, Tyrannosaurus stanwinstonorus, Tyrannosaurus vannus, Tyrannosaurus megragracilis and Tyrannosaurus torosus.
Species[]
Tyrannosaurus bataar[]
For more information see: Tyrannosaurus bataar
This tyrannosaur was the earliest member of the genus, Tyrannosaurus. It was the only species that lived in Asia, more specifically China and Mongolia.
Tyrannosaurus rex[]
For more information see: Tyrannosaurus rex
This tyrannosaurine is the latest and largest member of it's genus. It was a very diverse species living from Southern Alberta to Southern Texas, USA. Some believe it may of had a septic bite.