Tyrannosaurus Rex Facts for Kids

24 Tyrannosaurus Rex Facts For Kids

1. The Tyrannosaurus rex was a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period.
2. Tyrannosaurus rex was a large bipedal theropod predator.
3. The Tyrannosaurus rex was carnivorous and ate other dinosaurs (meat).
4. The Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest terrestrials (land) predators to ever walk on our planet.
5. The Tyrannosaurus rex is also popularly called the T-Rex.
6. You pronounce the name Tyrannosaurus rex by saying: “tie-RAN-oh-sore-us”.
7. The meaning of the dinosaur name Tyrannosaurus rex is “tyrant lizard”.
8. American geologist Arthur Lakes was the first person to discover a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil specimen in 1874.
9. American paleontologist Barnum Brown was the first person to discover a Tyrannosaurus rex partial skeleton specimen in 1900.
10. American paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn was the first person to scientifically described the Tyrannosaurus rex in 1905.
11. The holotype specimen for Tyrannosaurus rex is CM 9380.
12. The best Tyrannosaurus rex fossil specimen ever discovered was Sue (FMNH PR2081), which is more than 90% complete. Sue was discovered in 1990 by Susan Hendrickson in the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota, United States.
13. The Tyrannosaurus rex was estimated to have a body length around 40 feet.
14. The Tyrannosaurus rex was estimated to have a skull length around 5 feet.
15. The Tyrannosaurus rex was estimated to have a hip height between 12 and 13 feet.
16. The Tyrannosaurus rex was estimated to have an average body weight between 6 and 9 tons.
17. The lifespan of the Tyrannosaurus rex is estimated to have been around 30 years.
18. The walking speed of the Tyrannosaurus rex is estimated to have been around 3 miles per hour
19. The running speed of the Tyrannosaurus rex is estimated to have been around 30 miles per hour.
20. An adult Tyrannosaurus rex was an apex predator and never had to worry about being attacked by another dinosaur.
21. The Tyrannosaurus rex was both an active predator and a scavenger. Its large size made it easy for it to chase off other predators feasting on their prey.
22. Based on fossil discovers of the Tyrannosaurus rex we know it use to live in what is now modern-day western North America.
23. The Tyrannosaurus rex is arguably the most popular dinosaur in the world.
24. The Tyrannosaurus rex has been featured in every movie of the Jurassic Park franchise.

Tyrannosaurus Rex Pictures

There is a saying that claims a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is true then the below images will help you with your research on the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The below you will find three pictures related to the Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur. These pictures should give you a bettering understanding of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and what it may have looked like.

A picture of a Tyrannosaurus Rex running.

A picture of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on a rock.

A picture of a Tyrannosaurus Rex skull.