Triceratops Tackles the Maze - The Path to the Jurassic Volcanic Basin

Author: Sanwa Kurokawa
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: In this volume, the Tyrannosaurus Rex makes its debut. Tyrannosaurus Rex is often perceived as a ruthless creature, but I will show you its gentle side, which is sure to surprise you. In 1990, in South Dakota, USA, a massive Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil was unearthed. This fossil measured 13 meters in length, making it the largest complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton fossil in the world to date. However, what is truly astonishing is not just its size, but the healed fracture marks on its legs. For a dinosaur like the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which relies on its two legs to support its heavy body, a leg fracture would mean immobility and, consequently, death. But how did it survive until the fracture healed? Experts believe it might have been because other members of the Tyrannosaurus Rex family continuously provided food and care to the injured dinosaur until it fully recovered. In fact, even ruthless Tyrannosaurus Rex understand the concept of "family bonds" that humans hold dear, and they are closely connected by this unbreakable bond of affection. On the other hand, the presence of Tyrannosaurus Rex helped prevent the overpopulation of herbivorous dinosaurs, which could have led to the desertification of forests and grasslands. More broadly, they helped maintain ecological balance.