{"id":203550,"date":"2020-09-03T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=203550"},"modified":"2023-10-11T00:51:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T23:51:51","slug":"t-rex-facts","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/t-rex-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Terrific Facts About The Tyrannosaurus Rex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you were to go around and survey people on what the most famous dinosaur that ever lived is, they would probably say the Tyrannosaurus Rex.\n</p><p>If you were to ask about the scariest dinosaur, you\u2019d probably get the same answer again.\n</p><p>For those of you who don\u2019t know that much about dinosaurs, here\u2019s a general idea of what a Tyrannosaurus Rex was like.\n</p><p>Firstly, they were terrifyingly large, measuring up to 40 feet (12.3 m) long and 12 feet (3.66 m) when measured up to the top of their hips.\n</p><p>They were one of the largest of all known predators that ever roamed the earth, weighing in at around 9.3 tons (8.4 tonnes) to 15.4 tons (14 tonnes).\n</p><p>Now that we have a vague idea of what a Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex) looked like, let\u2019s have a look at some of the more interesting details that really stood them apart from other dinosaurs!\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>The Tyrannosaurus Rex has a very regal name.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203563 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-name.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' scary roaring t-rex. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-name.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>The man responsible for naming the Tyrannosaurus Rex was Henry Fairfield Osborn, the president of the American Museum of Natural History at the time of the dinosaur\u2019s discovery and identification in 1905.\n</p><p>Osborn and his associates instantly recognized that this new dinosaur was at the top of its class and, as such, needed a fitting name.\n</p><p>Osborn eventually chose the name, Tyrannosaurus Rex, bringing the Greek words \u201ctyrannos,\u201d meaning \u201ctyrant,\u201d \u201csauros\u201d meaning <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/lizard-facts%5C/%5C%22">lizard, and the Latin word \u201cRex,\u201d which translates to King.\n<p>Through its name, the Tyrannosaurus was crowned king, or more specifically, the Tyrant Lizard King!\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>The T-Rex had arms that were so small it would make you laugh.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203562 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-arms.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"T-Rex' had really short arms in comparison to rest of its body. width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-arms.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>In case you missed it, these fearsome pre-historic beasts had absolutely ridiculous little arms.\n</p><p>While your average T-Rex would have loomed multiple times higher than your average human, their arms were only just a bit longer than ours!\n</p><p>While the average human arm is around 2.1 feet (64 cm) long, a T-Rexes arm was just 3.3 feet (1 meter) long!\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>We also still have no idea what their arms were for!\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203561 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-arm-use.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"T-Rex' with tiny arms. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-arm-use.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Some scientists claim that the arms of a Tyrannosaurus Rex were vestigial, meaning they were something left over from a previous evolution (like our tail bones).\n</p><p>This is most likely untrue, as the bones in their arms have clear signs that despite their size, their arms were incredibly muscular!\n</p><p>So, what were they for? We may never know! It\u2019s something that we may only ever be able to make crazy hypotheses about.\n</p><p>Some of the more realistic theories state that they were used to hold onto prey while attacking them with their vicious jaws or to help themselves get up off the ground.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>The Tyrannosaurus Rex had one of the most powerful bites of all known dinosaurs.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203560 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-bite.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Scary' looking t-rex showing all its teeth. width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-bite.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>While their arms may have been tiny and just a little bit ridiculous, don\u2019t begin to think these pre-historic predators weren\u2019t a fearsome foe!\n</p><p>A fully-grown T-Rex had quite an impressive bite, with a jaw that was around 4 feet (1.2 m) long.\n</p><p>You wouldn\u2019t ever have wanted to see a Tyrannosaurus Rex smile, either \u2013 An adult T-Rex had 60 <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/10-crazy-teeth-facts%5C/%5C%22">teeth, some measuring up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) long!\n<p>As scary as those teeth sound, they\u2019re nowhere near as scary as its bite \u2013 A 2012 study found that of all land animals ever studied, the T-Rex had the strongest bite!\n</p><p>It was found that they could exert up to 12,814 pounds of force (57,000 N) with their vicious jaws.\n</p><p>To put that into perspective, a human can bite down with around 175 pounds of force (778 N), making a Tyrannosaurus Rex\u2019s bite more than 73 times stronger than ours!\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>They may have had a few feathers, too!\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203559 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-feathers.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' t-rex with feathered hair. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-feathers.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>This is a point that is certain to ruffle a few feathers among long-term T-Rex fans.\n</p><p>The jury is still out on whether the Tyrannosaurus Rex had any feathers, but it\u2019s looking more and more likely.\n</p><p>Studies on close relatives of the T-Rex have found insulating feathers over much of their bodies.\n</p><p>A 2017 study that reviewed all evidence to date of skin samples concluded that if the Tyrannosaurus Rex had ever had any feathers, they would have only been found on the upper parts of the body, possibly running along its back and neck.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>The Tyrannosaurus Rex only lived in North America.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203558 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-north-america.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' t-rex wearing a top hat with the american flag on it. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-north-america.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Although they\u2019re now famous all over the world, the T-Rex only ever lived in a small part of the ancient world called Laramidia.\n</p><p>In prehistoric times, Laramidia was an island continent that now makes up parts of the west coast of North America, from <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/alaska-facts%5C/%5C%22">Alaska down to southwest Mexico.\n<h2 class='\"list\"'>They were both hunters and scavengers.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203557 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-hunt.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"T-Rex' eating another dinosaur. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-hunt.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>For a long period of time, it was assumed that the Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predatory carnivore, but there was simply no evidence to back it up.\n</p><p>A 2013 study changed all that, though, when a T-Rex tooth was discovered embedded in another dinosaur\u2019s tailbone.\n</p><p>Until that point in time, the only evidence we had of the eating habits of the Tyrannosaurus Rex was based upon their feces, which contained remains of crunched-up bones.\n</p><p>From what we now know, though, the T-Rex would both hunt for food and pick the bones of already dead dinosaurs clean (and eat them too!)\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>The Tyrannosaurus Rex had a pretty short lifespan.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203556 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-life.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Roaring' t-rex. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-life.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>T-Rexes were the apex predator of their time, with no other dinosaurs hunting them for food.\n</p><p>As such, they really only died from diseases, accidents, starvation, or old age.\n</p><p>From the data that has been collected from T-Rex fossils thus far, we have a fairly accurate guess of their lifespan.\n</p><p>While some of their ancestors and other four-legged dinosaurs could live as long as 100 years, the T-Rex lived for just 30!\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>A small town in South Dakota is heralded as the T-Rex capital of the world.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203555 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-capitol.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"T-Rex' standing proud. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-capitol.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>According to them, at least! The town of Buffalo, <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/south-dakota-facts%5C/%5C%22">South Dakota, has a population of 330 people and 7 T-Rex skeletons.\n<p>That\u2019s just about one T-Rex for every 50 people!\n</p><p>To put that into perspective, there have only been around 50 major specimens of the Tyrannosaurus found, with only a few being a complete fossil of the dinosaur.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>It\u2019s no small wonder the Tyrannosaurus Rex was such a good hunter.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203554 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-hunting.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"T-Rex' drinking water. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-hunting.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>And, apparently, a lot of it comes down to their eyes!\n</p><p>The vast majority of lifeforms that have ever lived have one thing in common \u2013 if they had eyes, they generally pointed outwards rather than forwards.\n</p><p>If you\u2019ve ever watched a bird look at you with one eye, then turn its head to look at you with the other eye, then you know what I mean.\n</p><p>Some creatures have eyes that point forwards, instead of sideways, such as <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-eagles%5C/%5C%22">eagles and&nbsp;humans.\n<p>T-Rexes also had forward-facing eyes, giving them greater depth perception than the rest of their kind, giving them a serious advantage.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>Their other senses were heightened, too!\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203553 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-senses.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"The' t-rex had heightened senses. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-senses.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Studies have found that the Tyrannosaurus Rex was also rather gifted when it came to its other senses.\n</p><p>They had large olfactory nerves, which indicates that they had a heightened sense of smell, allowing them to track their prey from miles away.\n</p><p>They also had a long cochlea (get your head out of the gutter, please), which indicated they had a heightened sense of hearing too, which was quite uncommon among most other two-legged dinosaurs.\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>But they ran slower than we humans do, probably.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203552 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-chasing.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"T-Rex' chasing another smaller dinosaur. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-chasing.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>It\u2019s not something I would ever want to put to the test, at least personally! This is yet another point that paleontologists can\u2019t agree on, either.\n</p><p>While some studies have shown that the T-Rex could reach maximum speeds of 17 miles per hour (27 km\/h), others have claimed they could reach speeds up to 43 miles per hour (70 km\/h).\n</p><p>I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019d rather imagine them as slow, lumbering beasts!\n</p><h2 class='\"list\"'>The Tyrannosaurus Rex was one of the last land-based dinosaurs alive.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-203551 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2020%5C/04%5C/facts-t-rex-hugging.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Two' t-rex dinosaur hugging at the neck. width='\"728\"' height='\"420\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/facts-t-rex-hugging.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>In the grand scheme of things, the T-Rex was pretty unlucky.\n</p><p>Dinosaurs roamed the earth for around 100 million years, from about 165 million years ago until their mass extinction 66 million years ago.\n</p><p>The Tyrannosaurus Rex came onto the scene pretty late, just 68 million years ago, enjoying just two million years at the top of the food chain before what was most likely an asteroid slammed into the <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-earth%5C/%5C%22">Earth.\n<p>&nbsp;\n</p><p>One of the most exciting things about paleontology is that nothing is ever certain, and everything is just a working hypothesis.\n</p><p>For all we know, a new fossil could be unearthed tomorrow, which completely changes our idea of dinosaurs.\n</p><p>Who knows, maybe we\u2019ve got so much wrong about the T-Rex, and it actually had wings? Stranger things have happened, I\u2019m sure!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>The Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex) is the most famous dinosaur known to man. It is the biggest and scariest of the bunch being the largest predator to have roamed Earth. 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