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TYRANNOSAURUS
(One of the extinct animals which lived on the Earth about 100,000,000 years ago) Tyrannosaurus was about six meters long and it preyed upon other animals.
What do you think about its classification-was it an amphibian, a reptile or a mammal?
Can you call it a relative of Kangaroo? Yes/No. Give reason
Solution
No, it is not a relative of Kangaroo as Kangaroo is a mammal and Tyrannosaurus is a reptile.
Characteristics of Tyrannosaurus:
- The body has scales which may be horny
- Lays eggs which have a leathery shell
- One of the dinosaurs which moved on the earth. These ruled the earth. Some were vegetarian, others were non-vegetarian. Archaeopteryx is a link between reptiles and birds. Its fossils have been found, which vanished from the earth due to ice-age.
- Had three-chambered heart as ventricles are partially divided
- Cold-blooded animals.
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