MEET TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Read about one of the largest dinosaurs that ever existed - Tyrranosaurus Rex. We'll call him T-Rex from now on. Read Link 1 and then Link 2 below. Click the back arrow to return to this page.
Link 1 Link 2 (Stay on the page that opens and scroll down.)
These questions will be distributed in class for you to take notes as you read. While online, click the underlined words for definitions.
1. What is a theropod?
2. Where were two specimens of fossilized T-rex bones found? How old were they?
3. The bones found were originally arranged so that the dinosaur stood upright. How was the dinosaur later positioned by the scientists? Name and describe this position?
4. Scientists do not know for certain if theropods were active or . (Finish the following sentences. What verb form is required?) In the first case, they would have ...
In the second case, they would have ...
5. What kind of environment did T-rex live in?
6. List details about T-rex's size and weight.
7. Was T-rex's body proportional? Explain.
8. Why were his footprints smaller than his feet?
9. How long was his stride?
10. Describe the dinosaur's teeth and jaws.
11. What adjectives describe his skin?
12. How do scientists know that T-rex had depth perception?
13. How was the tail useful for this animal?
14. Was he the largest dinosaur that ever lived? Give relevant information.