Welcome to Andrew's world of the prehistoric.
That's something else those jaws of the T. rex, Tyrannosaurus Rex, king of the Tyrannosaurid family which included others such as; Albertosaurus the smaller cousin, the lesser known Alioramus he's got a longer snout. These theropods all lived in the late Cretaceous period about 65 to 67 million years ago. Theropods are all the birdlike dinosaurs that got around on two legs. Another well know theropod, Allosaurus, Just as vicious as T. rex roamed North America in the late Jurassic period about 150 million years ago. Hey why didn't he land an appearance in Jurassic Park.
The age of the dinosaurs consisted of 3 eras. The Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. The rule of their trilogy amounts to about 220 to 67 million years ago. Amazing how they dominated and lived for so long. The earth formed about 4500 million years ago, so don't think of dinosaurs coming about at the beginning of time. They ruled for 160 million years in the last quater of the eart's time line. That's alot for us to live up to. We have a long way to go before we are as successful as the dinosaurs. It's like two hands cupped together full of sand. And our time here amounts to only 3 or 5 grains of that sand.
Text by Andrew Biggs, (c) 08.
Your chance to own a piece of the Dinosaur world
For a limited time I will be offering some of my personal collection of dinosaur bones/fossils for sale. Some of which will be avalible here on this site and some up for auction on e bay. This is a unique chance to own a piece of our world's history. A grail piece of history it could be said, because it is of something that lived so long ago. An era we could not witness, but the solid proof of it that has travelled through time to to share our planet's fingerprint.
Fossils offerd come from my personal collection collected on private land with permission and simple surface collection which was allowed 15 years ago. Whenever collecting please check your local laws regarding surface collection.
T.rex Photo By Andrew Biggs, copyright Feb, 14, 08. Please contact: [email protected]
I have done my best to make sure all other photos and videos not by me are in the public domain. When using please give courtesy.
Alioramus Skull
Tyrannosaurid with longer snout
as found on Wikimedia
Allosaurus show of power
Also found at Wiki
Some Theropods
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