World's Largest Dinosaur
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Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus meaning "tyrant," and sauros meaning "lizard") is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex , commonly abbreviated to T. rex, is a fixture in popular culture. It lived throughout what is now western North America, with a much wider range than other...
rex located in the town of Drumheller
Drumheller, Alberta
Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. Built of fiberglass and steel, has a height of 25 metres (82 ft) and a length of 46 metres (150.9 ft), considerably larger than the largest known specimens of the actual dinosaur which reached up to 12.8 m (42 ft) in length, and was up to 4 m (13.1 ft) tall at the hips.
Drumheller is a town in the Badlands of east-central Alberta
Central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province...
, on the Red Deer River
Red Deer River
The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of...
, located 135 kilometres (83.9 mi) northeast of Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
. Drumheller is home to the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
The Royal Tyrrell Museum is a popular Canadian tourist attraction and a leading centre of palaeontological research noted for its collection of more than 130,000 fossils....
. Various smaller dinosaur models are placed throughbout the town.
Some facts about the World's largest dinosaur from the fact sheet available at the Drumheller Information Center:
- The total weight of steel used is 65000 pound
- The total weight of the entire dinosaur is 145000 pound
- Height up to the head not including the height of the staging area is 82 ft (25 m)
- Total number of stairs: 106
- The statue is approximately 4 times bigger than a life sized T-Rex.
- The viewing area of the mouth is approximately 60 sq ft (5.6 m²) and can hold between 8 and 12 people at a time.