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Tyrannosaurus
Fossil range: 68.5–65.5 Ma
Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Superfamily: Tyrannosauroidea
Family: Tyrannosauridae
Subfamily: Tyrannosaurinae
Genus: Tyrannosaurus
Osborn, 1905
Species
T. rex (type)
Osborn, 1905
Synonyms
Manospondylus
Cope, 1892
Dynamosaurus
Osborn, 1905
?Nanotyrannus
Bakker, Williams & Currie, 1988
Stygivenator
Olshevsky, 1995
Dinotyrannus
Olshevsky, 1995
Tyrannosaurus (pronounced /tɨˌrænəˈsɔːrəs/ or /taɪˌrænoʊˈsɔːrəs/, meaning 'tyrant lizard';) is a genus of theropod dinosaur. The famous species Tyrannosaurus rex ('rex' meaning 'king' in Latin), commonly abbreviated to T. rex, is a fixture in popular culture around the world. It lived throughout what is now western North America, with a much wider range than other tyrannosaurids. Fossils of T. rex are found in a variety of rock formations dating to the last three million years of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 68 to 65 million years ago; it was among the last non-avian dinosaurs to exist prior to the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event.
Like other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail. Relative to the large and powerful hindlimbs, Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were small, though unusually powerful for their size, and bore two primary digits, along with a possible third vestigial digit. Although other theropods rivaled or exceeded T. rex in size, it was the largest known tyrannosaurid and one of the largest known land predators, measuring up to 13 metres (43 ft) in length,[1] up to 4 metres (13 ft) tall at the hips,[2] and up to 6.8 metric tons (7.5 short tons) in weight.[3] By far the largest carnivore in its environment, T. rex may have been an apex predator, preying upon hadrosaurs and ceratopsians, although some experts have suggested it was primarily a scavenger.
More than 30 specimens of T. rex have been identified, some of which 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 life history and biomechanics. The feeding habits, physiology and potential speed of T. rex are a few subjects of debate. Its taxonomy is also controversial, with some scientists considering Tarbosaurus bataar from Asia to represent a second species of Tyrannosaurus and others maintaining Tarbosaurus as a separate genus. Several other genera of North American tyrannosaurids have also been synonymized with Tyrannosaurus.
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Pterosauria - Pterodactyloidea
Flying Reptiles
Pterodactyloidae

This advanced from whitin the pterosaurs lived durig the Late Jurassic and Late Cretaceous. Shorter tails and longer necks then there ancestors, however the number of vertebrae was equal to them, the brain was more developed. Some genera developed a crest on the head in order to improve the stearing during flight, the teeth are reduced and sometimes disappeared.
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:iconcrackbrainedduck:
!crackbrainedduck Jan 1, 2013  Student General Artist
not human :icontheyfoundmeplz:
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:iconarcraphael:
flossing in the cretaceous, Great Work!
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:iconbyhorus:
wonderful draw, so detailed
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~LighterShadeOfGrey72 Apr 2, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
how big is this?
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~ShinyAquaBlueRibbon Oct 19, 2011  Student General Artist
fancy fancy fancy Fancy FANCY. I love it. O.O The details are amazing.
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~Algoroth Jul 2, 2011  Professional General Artist
Marvelous drawing! Were pterodactyls that small around during the Cretaceous? Whether they were or not, I love the concept.
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:iconhermansb:
Fantastic, do you use references?
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:iconsameerprehistorica:
wow...fantastic.
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:iconadharmageddon:
Lol how could he possibly be a scavenger? Those people must be off ther rockers to think that. :rofl:
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