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Fact file: Tyrannosaurus Rex
Name: Tyrannosaurus
Meaning: tyrant lizard
How to say it: tie-RAN-oh-sore-us
Where found: Canada, USA
Length: 12m
Height: 4.6 – 6m
Weight: 7000kg
How it walked: on two legs
Teeth: 60 saw-edged, bone-crushing, pointed teeth
Type of feeder: carnivorous
Food: other animals
Period: late Cretaceous
When it lived: (67 – 65 million years ago)
Other info: Named by Osborn in 1905. Its strong thighs and long, powerful tail helped it move quickly, and its massive 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long) skull could bore into prey.