T.rex: Beyond the Pop Culture Monster
The conflicting image between a movie monster and a 66 million-year-old dinosaur…
“A name like Tyrannosaurus rex is just irresistible to the tongue.” — Robert Bakker
Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most famous and easily recognizable monsters of popular culture starring in numerous films, movies, and documentaries. Unfortunately, our perception of this remarkable animal is often way different than the actual predator that lived in western North America 66 million years ago.
To get a more accurate picture of the ‘tyrant lizard king’ we need to steer away from Hollywood movies and to focus instead on the available scientific data. Fortunately, T.rex is the most well-studied dinosaur in science, so there is a plethora of information about it.
Our tribute to Tyrannosaurus will be broken into two parts in order to be more digestible:
. Part 1 will focus on debunking common misconceptions about Tyrannosaurus as well as providing information regarding its general description.
