Tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur
Tyrannosaurus rex
This is Tyrannosaurus rex, a meat-eating dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous.
Look at its huge head, powerful hind legs and two very short front limbs.
Explore it in the 3D museum →
Meet this animal
- When it lived
- Late Cretaceous (about 68–66 million years ago)
- Fossil discovery regions
- western North America (United States and Canada)
- Size
- 11.5–13 metres
- Diet
- Meat-eater
- Classification
- Tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur
Tyrannosaurus rex was a giant theropod dinosaur. Fossils show a huge skull, robust teeth and short, two-fingered front limbs. Scientists still debate exactly how those front limbs were used. This exhibit focuses gently on the animal’s shape and does not show hunting.
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