As Bob Bakker's was one of the leading paleontologists that championed the idea that birds descended from dinosaurs. Today there are about 9000 species of birds and some 4500 species of mammals.
T. Rex, "tyrant lizard king," was one of the largest-ever meat eating land animals. The bi-pedal giant grew to some 40 feet (12 meters) and weighed up to 7 US tons (6.5 metric tons) and small two-fingered hands that were actually surprisingly strong.