T-Rex
T-Rex Facts
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Name
Means
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"Tyrant lizard" T-Rex is short for "Tyrannosaurus rex" |
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Type
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Predator dinosaur |
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Lived
When
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(70 million years ago) |
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Weight
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Up to 7 1/2 tons |
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Height
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12-13 feet tall at hips (the hips would have been twice as tall as a tall man! |
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Length
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Up to 43 feet |
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Weapons
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Massive jaws with 50 to 60 blade-like teeth, some up to 9 inches long! |
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Diet
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Meat |
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Habitat
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Open woodland |
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Interesting |
T-Rex's head was about 5 feet long. Its skull had holes in it which made it lighter and easier to carry around. T-Rex was one of the best known dinosaurs, but it didn't live all that long. T-Rex came along just before the dinosaurs became extinct. You often see T-Rex pictures with his tail stretched out behind him. He did this for balance. T-Rex had a very good sense of smell. When T-Rex ran, he could go 20 miles per hour and could cover 15 feet in one step! |
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T-Rex
had short arms with two claws on each.
He used them as hooks to hang on to his prey. Ouch!
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Find more T-Rex facts at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus
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