*(ty-ran-uh-SOR-us)
Length: 15 meters
Weight: About 7,000 kg
ERA: Late Cretaceous
85-65 million years ago
Meaning of Name: Tyrant King
Tyrannosaurus was the largest flesh-eating creature that walked the earth. Among the last of the dinosaurs, he lived in western North America and Mongolia. His monstrous head was over 4 feet long, the jaws equipped with fearsome 6-inch teeth. The hind legs of Tyrannosaurus were extremely large and powerful, but his tiny front legs, with there two-fingered hands, must have been virtually useless. *Source: back of card