that they did estimate the range of reasonable survivorship curves and that they did include uncertainty in the time of onset of sexual maturity and in the growth curve by incorporating the uncertainty in the maximum body mass. Cultural significance Since it was first described in 1905, T. rex has become the most widely recognized dinosaur species in popular culture. It is the only dinosaur that is commonly known to the general public by its full scientific name (binomial name) and the scientific abbreviation T. rex has also come into wide usage. Robert T. Bakker notes this in The Dinosaur Heresies and explains that, "a name like T. rex'' is just irresistible to the tongue." See also History of paleontology Sue (dinosaur) (FMNH-PR-2081) Tyrannosauridae Explanatory notes References Further reading External links The University of Edinburgh Lecture Dr Stephen Brusatte – Tyrannosaur Discoveries Feb 20, 2015 28 species in the tyrannosaur family tree, when and where they lived Stephen Brusatte Thomas Carr 2016 Exhibits American Museum of Natural History 1900s neologisms Apex predators Fossil taxa described in 1905 Hell Creek fauna Lance fauna Laramie Formation Late Cretaceous dinosaurs of North America Maastrichtian genus extinctions Maastrichtian genus first appearances Maastrichtian life Paleontology in Colorado Paleontology in Montana Paleontology in South Dakota Paleontology in Wyoming Scollard fauna Taxa named by Henry Fairfield Osborn Tyrannosaurids