Tyrannosaurus - Middlesbrough, UK
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dtrebilc
N 54° 35.335 W 001° 14.877
30U E 613213 N 6050458
This sculpture is one of 5 dinosaur sculptures in Teesaurus Park.
Waymark Code: WM16V3G
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/07/2022
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The name of the park is a play on words on dinosaurs, the nearby river Tees and the wider area of Teeside. As well as 5 types of dinosaurs, there is also a statue of a woolly mammoth which came much later in history and an abstract piece of sculpture on the Tees Sculpture Trail. Even the abstract sculpture is partly inspired by dinosaurs as it is close to a family group of Triceratops and is egg shaped and dinosaurs laid eggs.
The sculptures made of steel and full size and made to look similar to dinosaur skeletons more normally seen in a museum. Originally the sculptures were plain but have recently been refurbished and painted in a variety of colours.
Each sculpture has an information board with key facts about the particular type of dinosaur.
TEESAURUS PARK
Tyrannosaurus
Fun facts!
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Tyrannosaurus means 'Tyrant Lizard' or in other words, a big bully!
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It weighed about 7 tonnes, the same as 5 cars.
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It lived in the Late Cretaceous period 68-66 million years ago.
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It could run as fast as 20 kilometres per hour
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From nose to tail it could measure 12 metres - the same length as a bus
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It was a carnivore meaning it ate meat, and had 50 very large, sharp teeth.
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