Tyrannosaurus Rex
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- Pronounced: tie - Ran - o - Saw - rus
- Name Means: "tyrant lizard"
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Length: 40 feet (13 m)
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Height: 16 feet (5 m)
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Weight: 6 tons (6,000 kilos)
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T Rex had teeth that were about the same size as your toothbrush. It also had the biggest teeth of any dinosaur.
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It was capable of running at great speed to catch other dinosaurs-maybe as fast as 35 mph.
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It had large feet to help it run quickly through the swampy environments.
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T Rex had very short arms, but they were very strong!
- It had strong jaws; it could bite right through the frill of a Triceratops.