Tyrant Kings: Understanding T. Rex and Its Cousins

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Thomas Holtz

skull of tyrannosaurus rex

From fossil bones in the badlands of the American West to starring roles in motion pictures, Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most famous dinosaurs. But it was not alone: it was just one part of a greater family of carnivorous giants from the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. Where did the tyrant dinosaurs come from? How did they live? Find out about what we have discovered about T. rex and its cousins from paleontologist Thomas Holtz.