Horner of Montana State University and science writer Don Lessem wrote in their book The Complete T. The very name Tyrannosaurus rex-“tyrant lizard king”-evokes a powerful image of this species. Harvard University paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould said that every species designation represents a theory about that animal.
Children, filmmaker Steven Spielberg and professional paleontologists agree that the superstar was and is Tyrannosaurus rex. Of these charismatic animals, however, one species has always ruled our fantasies. Velociraptors star in movies, and Triceratops toys clutter toddlers' bedrooms.
Dinosaurs ceased to walk the earth 66 million years ago, yet they still live among us.
