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 discovered the first T-rex fossil?

• Barnum Brown

• Richard Owen

• Henry Fairfield Osborn

• Charles Darwin

During which period did the T-rex roam the Earth?

• Triassic

• Jurassic

• Permian

• Cretaceous

What was the approximate weight range of a T-rex?

• 3 to 4 tons

• 1 to 2 tons

• 8 to 10 tons

• 5 to 7 tons

Where was the T-rex primarily located?

• Africa

• South America

• Asia

• North America

What is debated about the T-rex's behavior?

• Whether it could climb trees

• Whether it lived in water

• Whether it was a predator or scavenger

• Whether it could fly