Know the King of the Dinosaurs T Rex
by Trexfossil Inc Tyrannosaurus Skull for SaleTyrannosaurus Rex or T. Rex was the king of
Dinosaurs of all time. It was the largest and the most frightening animal among
other carnivorous species. Tyrannosaurus, the name means the Tyrant Lizard
King. Due to this reason, this species got huge media exposure after the
skeleton got discovered. The T Rex
Bones exhibited in the American Museum of Natural History in New York
City. Tyrannosaurus Rex became publicly known after its exposure in the movie Jurassic
Park. The President of the American Museum of Natural history, Henry Fairfield
Osborn, named it Tyrannosaurus rex in the year 1905.
Where did T. Rex live?
As per Palaeontologists, most of the fossils of T.
Rex found in the northwest part of Montana and South Dakota. It was also,
assumed that this gigantic animal used to live in Alberta, Canada, as fossils
discovered in that region.
When and how long could T. Rex live?
From T Rex
bones, the palaeontologists revealed that this type of species used
to live 65 million years ago. Such types of dinosaurs were found in the
cretaceous age. From the growth rings, it was revealed that this animal grew
quickly. While researching the oldest specimen, researchers discovered that
TRex used to die at a young age at 28 years approximately.
Body structure
The largest skeleton of TRex that is known as Sue
was 13 feet high and 40 feet long. The weight of the skeleton was 9 tons. The
strongest part of the body of T. Rex is the tail.
The length of the tail remained balanced, with the
large head. The tail length was of 5ft long. The forearms were structured, with
only two fingers were used to kill prey and eat the meals. Tyrannosaurus
Rex had a neck with thick muscles that helped them to make the bites more
powerful.
Food habit
From the fossils of T. Rex, the diet of this
largest species got understood. The teeth of the fossils reveal it used to
swallow its’ prey as a whole. Besides the sharp teeth, the lower jaw of T Rex
had a joint in the middle of the mouth. It helped to absorb the shock created
by the prey while swallowing it. It could take anything as its’ meal.
Extinction
From the TRex bones, it has been revealed by the researchers that this
was the last species of dinosaur that was existed till 67 million years ago. At
the end of the cretaceous age, the species got extinct. That is the end of the
era of dinosaur.
We are sure that knowing about this amazing, and
little scary extinct animal, you may love to have its replica if not of large
size but small at your place. Surprisingly many and especially the kids, love
the stories of dinosaurs and want to have figurines of the same with them. Some
dedicated companies specialized in the making of such products. Such companies
can create a real look of Dinosaur for your collections and even for many
museums and amusement parks. If you want, you can place an order with them.
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