T. rex: The Ultimate Predator

Come face to face with the most up-to-date scientific representation of a T. rex!

What did this creature look like before it grew into a 7-ton monster that was 12 metres tall? Discover how T. rex grew from a baby into an adult thanks to life-sized constructions and superbly accurate replicas of this dinosaur’s bones.

According to the fossil record, T. rex was a fearsome killer. Explore the anatomy and sensory capabilities that helped this giant dominate all the competition.

The T. rex is the most famous superpredator, but the tyrannosauroids superfamily includes dozens of species that evolved over more than 100 million years!

Explore the T. rex evolutionary tree and meet some of its smallest and fastest members thanks to models of three related species: Proceratosaurus, Dilong and Xiongguanlong.

Adventure into the fascinating world of giant predators that ruled the Earth millions of years ago! Explore five zones and more than 20 interactive stations.

• Slip into the shoes of a paleontologist and collect data at a virtual research station
• Explore how human eyesight compares to how these colossal predators saw the world
• Watch two of these giants battle it out
• Enjoy an animated projection of a T. rex and its young in their natural setting during the Cretaceous period
• Compare the skulls of different predators with the skull of a T. rex
• Experience the struggle for survival of a T. rex hatchling left alone in its nest
• Invent the growl of your very own T. rex
• Dig for fossils in an archeology bin

What tyrannosaurs lived in Canada? Were there dinosaurs in Quebec? Get a look at real fossils from a Gorgosaurus libratus and touch replica jaws thanks to a collaboration with McGill University’s Redpath Museum, the biggest natural history museum in Québec.

Thanks to Redpath Museum of McGill University – collaborator and fossil lender.