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Specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex include some that are nearly complete skeletons. Soft tissue and proteins have been reported in at least one of these specimens. The abundance of fossil material has allowed significant research into many aspects of its biology, including its life history and biomechanics.
Learn about the Wankel Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, T. rex fossils, and current research into how T. rex stood and walked.
May 16, 2024 · The huge mouth of Tyrannosaurus rex contained some 60 teeth that could protrude as far as 15 cm (6 inches). (more) The species also had a massive skull —with the size of most specimens reaching up to 1.3 meters (about 4.3 feet) long.
Nov 24, 2009 · The largest-ever Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is discovered by fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson near Faith, South Dakota. The 65 million-year-old specimen is named Sue, after its discoverer.
Apr 1, 2014 · How complete is the Nation’s T. rex? It is one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever found, with approximately 85 percent of the skeleton preserved. Was the Nation’s T. rex a male or female? Scientists are not sure if the Nation’s T. rex was male or female. It is only rarely possible to tell the sex of a dinosaur from its bone tissue.
In January 2020, a study of the fossils of Nanotyrannus—a smaller tyrannosaur that was believed to have lived alongside T. rex—revealed that the bones were more likely from a juvenile T. rex ...
Its powerful jaws had 60 teeth, each one up to 20cm (8 inches) long and its bite was around 3 times as powerful than that of a lion. Bite marks found on Triceratops and Edmontosaurus fossil bones show that Tyrannosaurus could crunch through bone.
