Tyrannosaurus

 

 


Front-on head profile of Tyrannosaurus rex. Most popular of all dinosaurs, this 42 foot predator has struck terror and awe into every child that has ever seen it. Tyrannosaurus possessed foot long, banana-shaped teeth, capable of puncturing through even the hipbone of a Triceratops. While its arms were very short, it has recently been hypothesized that they were actually used as grappling hooks, to hold prey in close while its huge head dispatched the prey.


A lone Tyrannosaurus rex bellows frustratedly at a pair of pterosaurs, that wheel away effortlessly.


A Tyrannosaurus rex violently rips a portion of the pelvis out of a juvenile Triceratops, preparing to swallow it whole. This drawing is based on a fossil Triceratops pelvis, which shows over 70 puncture marks from Tyrannosaurus teeth, including one portion of the ilium that was ripped off by the large predator. This drawing was used as concept art for an independent film.


A subadult Tyrannosaurus walks along the Cretaceous plain. This drawing was comissioned as concept art for an independent film.


Skull reconstruction of MOR555, with crushing restored to original orientation.


Skull reconstruction of FMNH PR2081 ("Sue"), with crushing mostly restored to original orientation.

to the Cretaceous.