Meet the T. rex of Texas that prowled Texas more than 100 million years ago, the Acrocanthosaurus
Skip to main content Meet the T. rex of Texas that prowled Texas more than 100 million years ago, the Acrocanthosaurus René Guzman, Staff writer FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 The Acrocanthosaurus (A. atokensis) was a deadly bipedal dinosaur in the early Cretaceous period more than 99 million years ago. Its habitat included what is now the I-35 corridor.Warpaintcobra, Contributor / Getty Images/iStockphotoShow MoreShow Less 2of8 This computer-generated illustration of an Acrocanthosaurus shows its humplike back. The name Acrocanthosaurus means “high-spined lizard.”MR1805, Contributor / Getty...