T Rex Toe Claw Fossil

$43.00

Paleontologists originally thought that T. rex had three claws, but later determined that it only had two. Tyrannosaurus Rex used their crescent shaped talons or claws to slash prey at close proximity, which inflicted mortal wounds to their prey.

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T Rex Toe Claw Fossil Replica is of museum quality and cast in durable polyurethane resins. T Rex Toe Claw Fossil is made in Our precise claw replica can be used as a teaching tool, museum claw exhibit, home décor, or office décor. USA. Tyrannosaurus rex Toe Claw fossil will thrill any dinosaur lover and collector! Measures 6.8 inches.

Tyrannosaurus Rex is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning “king” in Latin), often called T. rex or T-Rex, is one of the most well-represented of the large theropods. Tyrannosaurus lived throughout what is now western North America, on what was then an island continent known as Laramidia.

Tyrannosaurus had 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, 68 to 66 million years ago.

Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time. One of the largest and the most complete specimens, nicknamed Sue (FMNH PR2081), is located at the Field Museum of Natural History. Sue measured 40–42 ft. long, was 12 ft. tall at the hips, and estimated to have weighed between 9.3 short tons. A specimen nicknamed Scotty (RSM P2523.8), located at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, is reported to measure 43 ft. in length.

The largest known Tyrannosaurus rex skull is 5 ft. in length. Large openings in the skull reduced weight. Tyrannosaurus’s skull was significantly different from those of large non-tyrannosaurid theropods. It was extremely wide at the rear but had a narrow snout, allowing unusually good binocular vision.

The skull bones were massive and the nasals and some other bones were fused, preventing movement between them; but many contained a “honeycomb” of tiny air spaces and thus lighter.

These and other skull-strengthening features are part of the tyrannosaurid trend towards an increasingly powerful bite, which easily surpassed that of all non-tyrannosaurids. The tip of the upper jaw was U-shaped increased the amount of tissue and bone a tyrannosaur could rip out with one bite, although it also increased the stresses on the front teeth.

Paleontologists originally thought that T. rex had three claws, but later determined that it only had two. Tyrannosaurus Rex used their crescent shaped talons or claws to slash prey at close proximity, which inflicted mortal wounds to their prey.

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Weight 1 lbs