Saurischian dinosaurs: Theropods: Tyrannosaurs

Saurischian dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurs

Tyrannosaurids comprise the family Tyrannosauridae, a group of 16-39ft dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous period. These two-legged carnivores had huge heads filled with teeth up to 7 inches long. Tyrannosaurids had short tails and huge muscular rear limbs with three toes. Their arms were tiny, ending in two fingered hands. Tyrannosaurids could probably run fast, and may have eaten their victims by lunging forward and capturing their prey in their jaws: the purpose of the weak arms of these dinosaurs is unknown. Remains of tyrannosaurids have been found in North America (including Alaska), India, Mongolia and Japan. Examples of tyrannosaurids are Albertosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Tarbosaurus and of course Tyrannosaurus itself.


Tyrannosaurus	Albertosaurus

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