Tyrannosaurus rex

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tyrannosauroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Superfamilia: †Tyrannosauroidea

Familia: †Tyrannosauridae
Subfamilia: †Tyrannosaurinae
Tribe: †Tyrannosaurini
Genus: †Tyrannosaurus
Species: †Tyrannosaurus rex

Name

Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905

Holotype: CM 9380 = AMNH 973

Type locality: United States, Lance Formation.

Etymology: from Latin rex (“king”)

Synonyms

?Manospondylus gigas Cope, 1892
Dynamosaurus imperiosus Osborn, 1905
Aublysodon molnari Paul, 1988
Albertosaurus megagracilis Paul, 1988
Nanotyrannus lancensis Bakker, Williams & Currie, 1988

References

Primary references

Osborn, H.F. 1905. Tyrannosaurus and other Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaurs. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History vol. 21, art. 14: 259–265. hdl: 2246/1464 DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.1038222 Reference page.

Additional references

Currie, P.J. 2003. Allometric growth in tyrannosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of North America and Asia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 40(4): 651–665. Abstract.

Links

Tyrannosaurus rex – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

žemaitėška: Tiranuozaurs
български: Тиранозавър
brezhoneg: Tiranosaor
català: Tiranosaure
español: Tiranosaurio rex
עברית: טירנוזאורוס רקס
हिन्दी: टायरानोसौरस
hrvatski: Tiranosaur
íslenska: Grameðla
italiano: Tirannosauro
日本語: ティラノサウルス・レックス
한국어: 티란노사우루스 렉스
lietuvių: Tiranozauras
latviešu: Tiranozauri
ирон: Тиранозавр
polski: Tyranozaur
português: Tiranossauro
русский: Тираннозавр
slovenščina: Tiranozaver
српски / srpski: Тираносаурус
Türkçe: Tiranozor
українська: Королівський тиранозавр
中文: 暴龍