Tyrannosaurus rex
The most powerful land predator that has ever existed was a giant theropod dinosaur - a super - sized killer armed with massive jaws and teeth that could bite through solid bone.
The tyrannosaurs were the most deadly hunters of entire 165 -million-year Mesozoic Era - the age of dinosaurs. The biggest and most famous of them , Tyrannosaurus rex , evolved near the end of the era, a few million years before the global catastrophe that wiped out all the giant dinosaurs. It was specialized killing - inflicting huge bites that crippled its prey or caused it to die of shock. It would then rip its victim apart, biting out great great chuck of meat and swallowing them whole.
Shock tactics
Typical carnivorous dinosaurs had teeth like knife blades, ideal for slicing through skin and flesh. But these blades - like teeth were quite slender , and likely to snap off if the dinosaur bit into something hard. Tyrannosaurus and its relatives were different. Their teeth were study spikes that could punch through virtually anything. This allowed tyrannosaurs to charge straight into the attack on their powerful hind legs. Most of the dinosaurs they preyed upon didn't stand a chance.
Teeth
Bone - crushing teeth - Tyrannosaur teeth were bigger and stronger than those of any meat - eating dinosaur found so far. The biggest were at least 20 cm (8 inch) long. They were more like spears than teeth - sharp - pointed to pierce thick skin and muscle. Yet deep - rooted and very tough to give them the strength to bite clean through the bones of their victims.
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Fact file
When ..... 68 - 66 MYA ( late Cretaceous)
Habitat..... North America
Diet ............ Carnivore
Length........ Up to 12.4 m ( 40 ft)
Tyrannosaurus had the most powerful bite of any land animals that has Ever Lived - At least four times The strength of an alligator's
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