TYRANNOSAURUS REX SAFARI

Recommended for ages 3+

The name


Tyrannosaurus


rex


means “tyrant lizard” or “king.” It was one of the largest known theropod dinosaurs. It lived in what is now western North America in the latest Cretaceous Period (68-66 million years ago).


Tyrannosaurus rex


, often called ‘


T. rex


’ because it is shorter, lived right up to the end of the Cretaceous Period, so was one of the last dinosaurs to have lived on earth.

Tyrannosaurus


, was large (at least 40 feet long), stout and muscular (5-6 metric tons). It ran on its thick hind legs. Its huge jaws contained lots of sharp, six-inch-long teeth. Each tooth had a serrated blade on both the front and back edges that could easily have cut through any prey. Its front limbs were tiny and its hands had only two little fingers. We don’t know what these fingers were for, but they were far too small and weak to walk on, fight off other dinosaurs, or grasp prey.

• Model is 7 inches long and 4 inches high.
• Like many living lizards, it is a dark green in its upper parts, and a light tan color underneath.
• Like all Safari Ltd.® products, this model has been individually hand-painted; features quality construction from safe, non-toxic, phthalate-free and lead-free materials; and includes an educational hang tag in 5 languages.
• Admire it on a shelf, use it in the classroom, or simply enjoy playing with it.
• The
  
  
  Tyrannosaurus
  
  
  rex
  
  
  is part of the Wild Safari® Prehistoric World collection.