Tyrannosaurus (mostly and also called Tyrannosaurus Rex, Tyrannosaurus Rocks or T. Rex) is a species of large, carnivorous, theropod dinosaur which existed during the Stone Age featured in the franchise of The Flintstones.
Background[]
Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivorous dinosaur with a massive skull balanced by its long, heavy tail and the T. Rex's forelimbs were small, though unusually powerful for its size, and bore primary digits. These dinosaurs came in a wide variety of colors, but mainly green, orange and purple and some tyrannosaurus' had a ridge on their back and/or a horn on their head or on their nose.
According to Wilma in "Dinosaur Country Safari", they are rare creatures, hence their lack of a presence in Bedrock.
Uses[]
Because of their rarity, they rarely saw much use compared to most other dinosaurs and were not as commonly seen.
Tyranno-Cranes[]
However, according to The Flintstones' Wacky Inventions, I Yabba-Dabba Do! and Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (set 20 years after the original series) the Tyrannosaurus enjoyed more frequent use, especially in construction, including the Tyrannosaura-Crane thanks to their powerful teeth which could smash boulders with more ease than brontosauruses.
Culinary Uses[]
They were edible, as their meat could be made into Tyranno-Ribs as seen in the episode, "Dawn of the Disposals", featured in Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs.
Appearances[]
- The Flintstones
- "Peek-a-Boo Camera" (mentioned)
- "Reel Trouble"
- "Christmas Flintstone" (as a toy)
- "Dinosaur Country Safari" (from The New Fred and Barney Show)
- The Flintstone Comedy Show
- "Put Up Your Duke"
- "Vulcan"
- "Undercover Shmoo" (as a skeleton)
- "The World's Strongest Mouse" (mentioned)
- "Fred's Friend in Need" (as terrine of Tyrannosaurus)
- "Better Buddy Blues" (from The Flintstone Kids)
- I Yabba-Dabba Do!
- Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby
- The Flintstones' Wacky Inventions
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (as a skeletal depiction, cutout in a shooting game and on a poster)
- The Flintstones: BurgerTime in Bedrock
- The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
- Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs
Gallery[]
Notes/Trivia[]
- Despite its few physical appearances in the original series, Tyrannosaurus would make far more regular appearances in subsequent follow-up media.
- With the exception of their first appearance and some merchandise, the T. Rexes in The Flintstones are usually portrayed with three digits on their claws rather than two, making them resemble the similar-looking Giganotosaurus of Cretaceous South America, and some are depicted with a horn on their nose, making them resemble the equally similar-looking Jurassic Ceratosaurus.