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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.
Sue[a] (stylized: SUE) is the nickname given to FMNH PR 2081, which is one of the largest, [b] most extensive, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever found, at over 90 percent recovered by bulk. [4] FMNH PR 2081 was discovered on August 12, 1990, [5] by American explorer and fossil collector Sue Hendrickson, and was named after her ...
Shanshanosauridae Dong, 1977. Tyrannosauridae (or tyrannosaurids, meaning " tyrant lizards") is a family of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs that comprises two subfamilies containing up to fifteen genera, including the eponymous Tyrannosaurus. The exact number of genera is controversial, with some experts recognizing as few as three.
A 2010 review of the literature concluded that tyrannosaurs were "small- to mid-sized" for their first 80 million years but were "some of the largest terrestrial carnivores to ever live" in their last 20 million years. [6] [7] Skull and neck of Daspletosaurus, from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
A partial skull once believed to be from a T. rex is a newfound species, a study revealed. T. mcraeensis could shed light on why tyrannosaurs evolved into giants.
The skeleton of Montana's T. rex includes a relatively complete skull with jaws, multiple vertebrae of the back and tail, a well preserved gastralium, and hipbone with complete ischium and pubis. The left hindleg is relatively complete with a 1.2-meter-long (3.9 ft) femur, missing only some toe bones.
Most of the largest herbivorous specimens on record were discovered in the 1970s or later, and include the massive titanosaur Argentinosaurus huinculensis, which is the largest dinosaur known from uncontroversial and relatively substantial evidence, estimated to have been 70–80 t (77–88 short tons) and 36 m (118 ft) long.
Conrad Canedo shows the size of the 2-ton skull of T. Rex Sue on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at the Memphis Museum of Science and History. “Sue: The T. Rex Experience” is on display through May 12 ...