Tyrannosaurus
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The Tyrannosaurus was a big predator from the Cretaceous time. The Tyrannosaurus was about 12 meters long and had a weight of about eight tons. The teeth of the Tyrannosaurus were about 16 cm long.
The Tyrannosaurus ate meat; often little dinosaurs or the bodies of already killed dinosaurs. It had a very strong jaw. Tyrannosaurus is said to be the biggest meat-eating dinosaur, but some other dinosaurs may have been bigger. Skeletons of the Tyrannosaurus were found on the North American continent. It might have had feathers.
The earliest Tyrannosaurus skeletons were found in 1892. Henry Fairfield Osborn, president of the American Museum of Natural History, named the species Tyrannosaurus Rex (meaning "tyrant lizard king") in 1905. The most complete skeleton was found in 1990 in South Dakota.
Tyrannosaurus has become very popular. Many movies and television shows have featured Tyrannosaurus, such as Jurassic Park. The skeletons of Tyrannosaurus are popular exhibits in museums.