tyrannosaur

Noun

Meaning

tyrannosaur (plural tyrannosaurs)

Any large bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the family Tyrannosauridae, that lived in North America during the Cretaceous period.

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Breviora volume 343, 35 pages Another formation with tyrannosaur remains is the Lance Formation of Wyoming. Source: Internet

On the end of each finger a blood red Tyrannosaur claw beckoned for my artwork. Source: Internet

The specimen (BMR P2002.2) was recovered accidentally when it was included in a field jacket prepared to transport part of a tyrannosaur specimen. Source: Internet

Tyrannosaurid teeth were used as holdfasts for pulling flesh off a body, so when a tyrannosaur pulled back on a piece of meat, the tension could cause a purely crack-like serration to spread through the tooth. Source: Internet

I volunteered as a docent on weekends, showing off small fossils and casts in the midst of the big models of Velociraptors, Triceratops, and the legs of a mechanical Tyrannosaur. Source: Internet

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