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8. Tyrannosaurus

A T. rex model on display in New York.
A T. rex model on display in New York. Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images)

Tyrannosaurs aren’t that great. There, I said it. Yes, animals like T. rex were huge and ferocious, but there’s a silly amount of clamor about the billions of these reptiles that roamed Earth.

Part of the issue is that tyrannosaurs (and theropods in general) tend to control public attention; it’s a predator-driven consumer market. Tyrannosaurs dominated their environments like tyrants, indeed, but their silly little arms and lack of any armored plates puts them down the pecking order for me.