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Genus of Late Cretaceous theropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tyrannosaurus (/tɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs, taɪ-/)[lower-alpha 1] is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The type species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning 'king' in Latin), often shortened to T. rex or colloquially T-Rex, is one of the best represented theropods. It lived throughout what is now western North America, on what was then an island continent known as Laramidia. Tyrannosaurus had a much wider range than other tyrannosaurids. Fossils are found in a variety of rock formations dating to the latest Campanian-Maastrichtian ages of the late Cretaceous period, 73.2 to 66 million years ago. It was the last known member of the tyrannosaurids and among the last non-avian dinosaurs to exist before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
| Tyrannosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, |
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