Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 29 of 34
Tyrannosaurus rex
North America · Cretaceous · about 68 million years ago
Tyrannosaurus rex had an enormous head and very short arms. It also lived on land that is now part of Canada.
Did you know?
A Tyrannosaurus rex found in Saskatchewan was nicknamed Scotty.
Look together
Are the arms shorter than the legs?
An idea to try
Point to the small arms, then the large legs.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Tyrannosaurus rex is represented by several Canadian fossils. Scotty comes from Saskatchewan’s Frenchman River Valley. This drawing reconstructs the living species without claiming to show that individual’s exact appearance.
Sources and illustration notes (3)
Simplified reconstruction informed by fossils and scientific comparisons. The pose, colours and setting are not directly known. Animals are not drawn to the same scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Canadian Museum of Nature: An Introduction to T. rexTyrannosaurus rex is known from several good Canadian specimens, including Scotty from Saskatchewan.
- Royal Saskatchewan Museum: Scotty the T. rexScotty, discovered by a Royal Saskatchewan Museum team in the Frenchman River Valley in 1991.
- Natural History Museum: TyrannosaurusLate Cretaceous age range; 68 million years is a rounded example within that range.
Page prepared on October 4, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book Dinosaurs Around the World to Colour
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