![]() ![]() This is known as a puncture-pull feeding strategy.Īccording to a 2012 study in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, not all the teeth had the same function. They had no chewing teeth, they chomped, tore and swallowed. ![]() Their D-shaped teeth were serrated (like a steak knife) and 30 cm long, including the root. These giant predators used their strong and powerful jaws to crunch through flesh, bone and marrow. It is believed that unrelated individuals of different age and speed could have fed at the same meal. rex likely specialised in bringing down large dinosaurs, like the herbivores Edmontosaurus and Triceratops but probably also ate other tyrannosaurs. Tyrannosaurus rex was a carnivore, but may also have been an opportunistic scavenger. In 2000, crews organised by Jack Horner discovered five Tyrannosaurus skeletons near the Fort Peck Reservoir. The 1990s saw numerous discoveries, with nearly twice as many finds as in all previous years, including two of the most complete skeletons found to date: Sue and Stan. In the 1960s, there was renewed interest in Tyrannosaurus. rex in eastern Wyoming in 1900 he then found another partial skeleton in 1902 in Hell Creek, Montana The species was named in 1905 by Henry Fairfield Osborn, president of the American Museum of Natural History at the time. The famous fossil hunter Barnum Brown found the first partial skeleton of T. Teeth from what is now documented as a Tyrannosaurus rex were found in 1874 by Arthur Lakes near Golden, Colorado. As of 2020, there have been over 42 specimens (5-80% complete by bone count) discovered, including several almost complete skeletons. It is one of the best studied tyrannosaurs due to the number of specimens found. rex, was the largest tyrannosaur and the last of its family. Tyrannosaurus means 'tyrant lizard' in Greek and rex means 'king' in Latin. rex is one of the most popular and enduring dinosaurs of all, starring in movies and children’s shows as well as featuring in pop culture memorabilia. ![]()
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