Tyrannosaurus (e vocibus Graecis τύραννος 'tyrannus' et σαῦρος 'lacerta') est genus dinosauriorum. Praeclara species est Tyrannosaurus rex. Aevo Cretaceo Superiore habitavit in loco qui America Septentrionalis iam appellatur.


Classis : Sauropsida 
Superordo : Dinosauria 
Ordo : Saurischia 
Subordo : Theropoda 
Superfamilia : Tyrannosauroidea 
Familia : Tyrannosauridae 
Genus : Tyrannosaurus 
Osborn, 1905
Tyrannosaurus rex   

Unus ex carnivoribus ingentissimis qui umquam vixerunt, Tyrannosaurus a capite usque ad extremam caudam 12 metra longi fuit. Brachiis 1 metra longis. Dentes mordaces 16 centimetra prominebant. Bipes carnivorus cranium magnum (<1.4m longa) habebat qui magna longaque cauda compensabatur.

Bibliographia

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  • John R. Horner, Don Lessem: The Complete T. Rex. Simon & Schuster, Novi Eboraci et al. 1993, ISBN 0-671-74185-3.
  • William L. Abler: The Teeth of the Tyrannosaurs. In: Gregory S. Paul (ed.): The Scientific American book of Dinosaurs. St. Martin's Griffin, Novi Eboraci 2000, ISBN 0-312-26226-4, p. 276–278.
  • Gregory M. Erickson: Breathing Life into Tyrannosaurus Rex. In: Gregory S. Paul (ed.): The Scientific American book of Dinosaurs. St. Martin's Griffin, Novi Eboraci 2000, ISBN 0-312-26226-4, p. 267–275.
  • Rebecca R. Hanna: Dinosaurs Got Hurt Too. In: Gregory S. Paul (ed.): The Scientific American book of Dinosaurs. St. Martin's Griffin, Novi Eboraci 2000, ISBN 0-312-26226-4, p. 119–126.
  • David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska (edd.): The Dinosauria. 2. editio. University of California Press, Berkeley CA et al. 2004, ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  • Joseph E. Peterson, Karsen N. Daus, "Feeding traces attributable to juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex offer insight into ontogenetic dietary trends" in PeerJ - Life & Environment (4 Martii 2019)

Nexus interni

Nexus externi

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