Dino of the Week: Tyrannosaurus rex

Dino of the Week: Tyrannosaurus rex

Legend and Digby's Mesozoic Marvels. They’re visiting the... Cretaceous Period (145–66 million years ago). Dino of the week: Tyrannosaurus rex. Picture of Legend the llama and Digby the Dinosaur.

It’s the LAST WEEK of the Summer Challenge! Digby and Legend have saved the best for last. That’s right, it’s the fierce, the ferocious, the formidable…  TYRANNOSAURUS REX!!!!

Digby and Legend have put together a fact sheet about the T. rex.

Dinosaur of the week: Tyrannosaurus Rex. Many paleontologists now believe that T. rex had feathers! Scientists think that the patches of feathers were for display purposes. The T. rex was a carnivore; it ate meat! T. rex remains were first found in the 1870s in Colorado. Remains have continued to be found in the western part of North America. Scientists aren’t sure why T. rex had small arms. Some paleontologists think that small arms meant that other dinosaurs wouldn’t be able to grab and bite their arms so easily! The T. rex had about 60 teeth. Some teeth could be 6 inches long! The T. rex had an extremely strong bite and could easily bite through bones!

This week, come to the Youth Services wing to color in a picture of a T. rex. We’ll put it up on our wall!

Photo of instructions for coloring in a picture of a T rex. Also T rex fact sheet. Circle cutouts of cartoon T rex with crayons nearby.

While you’re at the library, show us completed pages of your activity booklet for the chance to win fun raffle prizes. The Challenge ends on Monday, August 10th, so make sure you come in this week!

Last week, visitors learned all about the Triceratops. Come to the library to see your art on the wall!

Photo of wall with colored-in pictures of Triceratops and Pachycephalosaurus.

See you soon!

~Lisa Jenkins, Youth Services Librarian

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