This postcard drawing is inaccurate: it looks too much like an upright crocodilian, instead of a T-rex.
The body should have a bulkier aspect, and the forelimbs should be strong, but much smaller.
There should be 2 clawed fingers, not 4, on each forelimb, "along with an additional small metacarpal representing the remnant of a third digit."
The stamp drawing, though, is proportionally accurate. :)
Cast of a specimen nicknamed "Stan" (specimen BHI 3033), at Manchester Museum.
The reason that Barcelona Museum does not have yet a complete skeleton is because the curators keep passing the bones between them, in a subconscious emulation of the "Death by 1,000 passes" football strategy of FC Barcelona.
[Just kidding. But FC Barcelona really IS the greatest team now, and their possession of the ball is phenomenal :) ]
"Tyrannosaurus (
/tɪˌrænɵˈsɔrəs/ or /taɪˌrænɵˈsɔrəs/; meaning "tyrant lizard", from Greek τυράννος (tyrannos, "tyrant") and σαύρος' (sauros, "lizard")) is a genus of theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning "king" in Latin), commonly abbreviated to T. rex, is a fixture in popular culture. It lived throughout what is now western North America, with a much wider range than other tyrannosaurids. Fossils are found in a variety of rock formations dating to the Maastrichtian age of the upper Cretaceous Period, 67 to 65.5 million years ago.[1] It was among the last non-avian dinosaurs to exist prior to the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event.
/tLike other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail.
Relative to the large and powerful hindlimbs,Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were small, though unusually powerful for their size, and bore two clawed digits.
Although other theropods rivaled or exceeded Tyrannosaurus rex in size, it was the largest known tyrannosaurid and one of the largest known land predators, measuring up to 12.8 m (42 ft) in length,[2] up to 4 metres (13 ft) tall at the hips,[3] and up to 6.8 metric tons (7.5 short tons) in weight.[4]
By far the largest carnivore in its environment, Tyrannosaurus rex may have been an apex predator, preying upon hadrosaurs and ceratopsians, although some experts have suggested it was primarily a scavenger.
The debate over Tyrannosaurus as apex predator or scavenger is among the longest running debates in paleontology.
More than 30 specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex have been identified, some of which are nearly complete skeletons.
Soft tissue and proteins have been reported in at least one of these specimens.
The abundance of fossil material has allowed significant research into many aspects of its biology, including life history and biomechanics.
The feeding habits, physiology and potential speed of Tyrannosaurus rex are a few subjects of debate.
Its taxonomy is also controversial, with some scientists consideringTarbosaurus bataar from Asia to represent a second species of Tyrannosaurus and others maintaining Tarbosaurus as a separate genus.
Several other genera of North American tyrannosaurids have also been synonymized with Tyrannosaurus."
Lionel Messi Finding a T. rex Too Much [composite image, evidently]
Picture Credit: Everything Dinosaur
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"The Sunday Mirror says Barca arranged a spectacular post-match bash until 3am at the Natural History Museum in west London.
Messi and co will relax among exhibits including the giant diplodocus skeleton, Charles Darwin statue and 1,300-year-old sequoia tree.
The club is thought to have paid more than £30,000 for the party - the grand Central Hall alone costs £17,200 to hire."
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"A source told the newspaper: "Barcelona are not really about players falling out of nightclubs and wanted something which befitted the club’s standing."The museum is not worried about the exhibits, some of them are insured for more than the players are worth.""
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T, as in Tyrannosaurus rex.
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