T-Rex Roaring With Tiny Arms And Massive Jaws Coloring Page

A tyrannosaurus rears back with its jaws wide open, showing two full rows of triangular teeth. The tiny arms are held up in front of its chest, the tail sweeps out behind for balance, and a few tufts of grass mark the ground under its feet. Nothing else appears on the page.

Thick outlines and big open areas make this a good match for ages three to seven. The teeth are the only fine work, and even those are large triangles rather than fussy detail.

Children often reach for green here. Try suggesting something else. Fossil skin impressions cannot tell us color, so a rust red, a mustard yellow or even a striped pattern is exactly as defensible as green, and it makes for a more interesting picture.

Those short arms were not useless. Each one could curl with considerable force, and the bones show heavy muscle attachment, so paleontologists think they gripped rather than reached.