Prehistoric Dinosaur Chronicle Series. Triceratops and the Terrifying Tyrant Dragon King

Author: (Japanese) San'ya Kurokawa (Illustrator), Yin Peng, Liu Tiecheng (Translators)
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
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 I believe will come as a surprise to you. In 1990, in South Dakota, USA, a massive Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil was discovered. This fossil measured 13 meters in length and was, at the time, the world's largest complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton. However, what is truly astonishing is not just its size, but the healed fracture marks on its leg bones. 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 likely death. But why did it survive until the fracture healed? Experts believe it may have been because other members of the Tyrannosaurus Rex family continuously provided food and care to the injured dinosaur until its fracture fully healed. In reality, even the ruthless Tyrannosaurus Rex understands the concept of "family bonds" akin to humans, and they are closely connected by this unbreakable sense of family. 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, it helped maintain ecological balance.