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The first Tyrannosaurus rex fossil was discovered by the famous fossil hunter Barnum Brown in 1902. T.Rex was named in 1905 by Henry Fairfield Osborn. That same year, Osborn also named another huge Cretaceous theropod, calling it Dynamosaurus imperiosus (meaning "powerful, mighty lizard"). Osborn later made Dynamosaurus a synonym of Tyrannosaurus, realizing that they were the same. By Maddy

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What is the nickname of the largest t rex ever found?

there is no nickname. Its T-REX


Where did the sciencetists find t rex fossils?

T-rex fossils are found at Canada


Who found t-rex?

Barnum Brown


When were the fossils of the t rex found?

1958


How did scientist found about t-rex?

They facebooked him


What part of china was the mini t-rex found?

The mini T-Rex or Raptorex kriegsteini I believe was found in Liaoning Province of northeastern China.


Where was the t rex found?

North America and Asia


Which country was the t-rex found in?

North america


When and where was trex found?

Tyrannosaurus rex teeth were first found in 1874. In 1900, paleontologist Barnum Brown discovered the first partial skeleton of T-rex. All T-rex fossils have been found in the western USA and Canada. Tyrannosaurus rex lived between 68 and 65.5 million years ago. That was at the end of the Maastrichtian stage, the last stage of the Cretaceous time period. They became extinct 65.5 million years ago, during the K-T mass extinction event.


How many t Rex bones?

No full T-Rex skeletons have been found but around 200 bones is a good estimate.


What was the first dinosaur bone?

T-rex


Is T-Rex the king?

Why is T-rex called King of Dinosaurs? Well T-rex is called that because of 2 reasons. Reason1- When T-rex was discovered it was the largest predatory dinosaur ever found. But later after that gigantosaurus was found. {which leads into Reason2} Reason 2- Some people wanted gigantosaurus to be king of dinosaurs;but many scientists debated who would win in a battle. And the facts pointed to t-rex wining. So t-rex has remained King of Dinosaurs!