T Rex /Tyrannosaurus Rex /Dinosaur Facts

The video explores the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a top carnivore and king of dinosaurs. It covers its discovery by Barnum Brown in 1902 and naming by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1905. The T-rex lived during the Late Cretaceous period, was a meat-eater, and possibly hunted in packs. It weighed 5 to 7 tons, was 40 feet long, and lived in North America. Despite myths, T-rex had good eyesight and might have been a cannibal. Fun facts include its large teeth and debated role as a predator or scavenger. Birds are its closest living relatives.

Who named the Tyrannosaurus Rex and in what year?

What does the name T-rex mean?

What is one theory about how T-rex may have hunted?

What is the estimated weight range of a T-rex?

What are the closest living relatives to the T-rex?