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How tall is a Tyrannosaurus rex?

A Tyrannosaurus rex stood about 3.5 to 4 m (11 ft 6 in to 13 ft 1.5 in) at the hips (museum reconstruction estimate).

Tyrannosaurus rex: about 3.5 to 4 m (11 ft 6 in to 13 ft 1.5 in) at the hips (museum reconstruction estimate); Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).Tyrannosaurus rex: about 3.5 to 4 m (11 ft 6 in to 13 ft 1.5 in), measured to the hip (reconstruction). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Tyrannosaurus rex: about 3.5 to 4 m (11 ft 6 in to 13 ft 1.5 in) at the hips (museum reconstruction estimate); Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).Tyrannosaurus rex: about 3.5 to 4 m (11 ft 6 in to 13 ft 1.5 in), measured to the hip (reconstruction). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).

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What a Tyrannosaurus rex’s height measures

Tyrannosaurus rex lived in the Late Cretaceous, 68 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Canada and the United States.

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about 3.5 to 4 m (11 ft 6 in to 13 ft 1.5 in)

A Tyrannosaurus rex stood about 3.5 to 4 m (11 ft 6 in to 13 ft 1.5 in) at the hips (museum reconstruction estimate).

Source: Natural History Museum

The published range runs from 11 ft 6 in (350 cm) to 13 ft 1.5 in (400 cm).

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13 ft 0 in (396.2 cm)

A Tyrannosaurus rex stands 13 ft 0 in (396.2 cm) at the hips (mounted SUE specimen).

Source: Field Museum

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A Tyrannosaurus rex, 11 ft 6 in (350 cm), drawn to scale beside an African bush elephant, 9 ft 11.5 in (304 cm)