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Tyrannosaurus (/ t ɪ ˌ r æ n ə ˈ s ɔː r ə s, t aɪ-/) [a] is a genus of large theropod dinosaur.The type species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning 'king' in Latin), often shortened to T. rex or colloquially T-Rex, is one of the best represented theropods.
Dinosaur coloration is generally one of the unknowns in the field of paleontology, as skin pigmentation is nearly always lost during the fossilization process. However, recent studies of feathered dinosaurs and skin impressions have shown the colour of some species can be inferred through the use of melanosomes , the colour-determining pigments ...
The nickname stems from the apparent shiny dark color of the fossil bones, which occurred during fossilization by the presence of minerals in the surrounding rock; [citation needed] it was the first Tyrannosaurus rex specimen to receive a nickname, beginning a trend that continues with most major T. rex finds. [20]
The 1998 4-episode television special Dinosaurs: Inside and Out extensively discussed Sue, mentioning the now-disproven theory that it was killed by a bite to the back of the head by another T. rex. [citation needed] Sue was the subject of a 2000 educational computer game called I See SUE, which was published by Simon and Schuster Interactive. [59]
The eye-sockets of T. rex faced mainly forwards, giving it good binocular vision. The eye-sockets of Tyrannosaurus are positioned so that the eyes would point forward, giving them binocular vision slightly better than that of modern hawks. While predatory theropods in general had binocular vision directly in front of their skull, tyrannosaurs ...
Sue the T. rex: Tara [23] Palm Beach Museum of Natural History Tyrannosaurus: Tinker [204] [205] The Journey Museum and Learning Center [206] [207] Tyrannosaurus: Most complete juvenile T. rex skeleton found to date. Tinker the T. rex: Thanatos [208] TMP 2010.5.7 [209] Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology: Thanatotheristes degrootorum ...
the first T-Rex to be cloned by InGen Tyrone Tyrannosaurus rex: Tyrone the Horrible: Hans Wilhelm: A green T-Rex who always bullies Boland and other dinosaurs, though Boland finds a means to end his menace. No name Unknown Danny and the Dinosaur, Syd Hoff: First published by Harper & Brothers in 1958.
Tyrannosaurus was named by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1905, along with the family Tyrannosauridae. [17] The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words τυραννος tyrannos ('tyrant') and σαυρος sauros ('lizard'). The superfamily name Tyrannosauroidea was first published in a 1964 paper by the British paleontologist Alick Walker. [18]