3-D Tyranosaurus Rex Puzzle

Number of pieces: 12
Actual dimensions: 4.5" tall (approx.)
Material: Precision laser-cut wood
Price: $12.00 U.S.

Objective: To assemble the 12 pieces to form a Dinosaur.

Description: Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stegos roof + sauros lizard : any of a genus (Stegosaurus) of stegosaurs known from the Upper Jurassic rocks especially of Colorado and Wyoming

NAME: Meaning - Tyrannosaurus rex means "tyrant lizard king"
Pronounced tie-RAN-o-SAWR-us rex
Named By - Henry Fairfield Osborn
When Named - 1905

DIET: Carnivore (meat-eater) - T. rex ate large dinosaurs, like Triceratops

SIZE: Length - 40 feet (12.4 m) long
Height - 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6 m) tall
Weight - 5 to 7 tons

WHEN IT LIVED: Late Cretaceous period, about 85-65 million years ago

WHERE IT LIVED: Fossil have been found in the USA (in Montana, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming), Canada (Alberta and Saskatchewan), and east Asia (Mongolia).

FOSSILS: What was Found - About 30 incomplete T. rex fossils have been found. One T. rex footprint has been found, in an undisclosed location in New Mexico, USA. Fossilized T.rex dung has also been found.
Who Found the Fossils - The first T. rex was first found by Barnum Brown in 1902.
Where - The first T. rex was found in Hell Creek, Montana, USA, North America.

CLASSIFICATION:

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
Phylum Chordata (having a hollow nerve chord ending in a brain)
Class Archosauria (diapsids with socket-set teeth, etc.)
Order Saurischia - lizard-hipped dinosaurs
Suborder Theropoda - bipedal carnivores
Tetanura - advanced theropods
Infraorder Coelurosauria - lightly-built fast-running predators with hollow bones and large brains
Superfamily Maniraptoriformes - advanced coelurosaurs with a fused wrist bone
Family Tyrannosauroidea - huge predators with small arms and two-fingered hands (the third finger was very tiny). Tyrannosaurids include T. rex, Albertosaurus, Alectrosaurus, Alioramus, Chingkankousaurus, Daspletosaurus, Eotyrannus, Gorgosaurus, Nanotyrannus, Prodeinodon, Tarbosaurus, etc.
Genus Tyrannosaurus
Species T. rex (type species named by Osborn, 1905)

INTERESTING
FACTS: Tyrannosaurus rex's arms were only about 3 feet (1 m) long, and it had 2-fingered hands. T. rex had cone-shaped, serrated teeth that were continually replaced.

Each puzzle is supplied with an "Objective Sheet" that explains what it is that you are supposed to do. This sheet also includes a picture/drawing of the puzzle in the unsolved condition, (similar to the one at the top of this page), so there is a reference to look at when putting it back together.

Puzzle solutions are also included with the shipment but are not sealed in the puzzle wrapper. This is done so that the purchaser can make the decision as to when to give the solution to the person that is receiving the puzzle, (as a gift, for example).

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NAME:	Meaning - Tyrannosaurus rex means "tyrant lizard king" Pronounced tie-RAN-o-SAWR-us rex Named By - Henry Fairfield Osborn When Named - 1905
DIET:	Carnivore (meat-eater) - T. rex ate large dinosaurs, like Triceratops
SIZE:	Length - 40 feet (12.4 m) long Height - 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6 m) tall Weight - 5 to 7 tons
WHEN IT LIVED:	Late Cretaceous period, about 85-65 million years ago
WHERE IT LIVED:	Fossil have been found in the USA (in Montana, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming), Canada (Alberta and Saskatchewan), and east Asia (Mongolia).
FOSSILS:	What was Found - About 30 incomplete T. rex fossils have been found. One T. rex footprint has been found, in an undisclosed location in New Mexico, USA. Fossilized T.rex dung has also been found. Who Found the Fossils - The first T. rex was first found by Barnum Brown in 1902. Where - The first T. rex was found in Hell Creek, Montana, USA, North America.
CLASSIFICATION:	Kingdom Animalia (animals) Phylum Chordata (having a hollow nerve chord ending in a brain) Class Archosauria (diapsids with socket-set teeth, etc.) Order Saurischia - lizard-hipped dinosaurs Suborder Theropoda - bipedal carnivores Tetanura - advanced theropods Infraorder Coelurosauria - lightly-built fast-running predators with hollow bones and large brains Superfamily Maniraptoriformes - advanced coelurosaurs with a fused wrist bone Family Tyrannosauroidea - huge predators with small arms and two-fingered hands (the third finger was very tiny). Tyrannosaurids include T. rex, Albertosaurus, Alectrosaurus, Alioramus, Chingkankousaurus, Daspletosaurus, Eotyrannus, Gorgosaurus, Nanotyrannus, Prodeinodon, Tarbosaurus, etc. Genus Tyrannosaurus Species T. rex (type species named by Osborn, 1905)
INTERESTING FACTS:	Tyrannosaurus rex's arms were only about 3 feet (1 m) long, and it had 2-fingered hands. T. rex had cone-shaped, serrated teeth that were continually replaced.