Dinosaur Quiz

Tyrannosaurus

Like a massive Tyrannosaurus holding steady, you size up your target first and then get to work.

Zero in on a targetStand your groundUnadorned

Tyrannosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now North America at the very end of the Cretaceous. It was about 12 meters (40 feet) long. Its head was huge, and its jaws, lined with thick teeth, are thought to have been strong enough to crush bone. Fossilized droppings containing bone fragments have even been found.

Some research suggests that adult Tyrannosaurus, being so heavy, weren't built for running fast. On the other hand, the part of its brain that handled smell was large, and its eyes faced forward, which is thought to have helped it judge distances. Likewise, you size up your target before settling in to get to work.

Its arms were very short, with two fingers. Fossils with scaly skin have been found, and one view is that most of an adult's body was covered in scales. It had no big ornaments; just itself. Because you get on with things quietly, it can be hard for others to tell what you're thinking. Putting your progress into a few words along the way helps the people around you act too.

Strengths

You can set a big goal and settle in to work on it
Once you've decided on something, you see it through without dropping it
You put your energy into substance before appearances

Where you may stumble

Because you take time to decide, you get off to a late start when things are urgent
You press on silently, and people worry because they can't tell how it's going
It's hard to turn your attention to anything besides your goal

Sounds familiar, Tyrannosaurus?

There's one travel destination you've been saving up for years
You visit the page for something you want for months before buying it
When someone talks to you, you don't look up until you reach a stopping point

Where you shine

Taking on a big goal over a long stretch. Because you set your target and dig in, the longer and more demanding the task, the more likely you are to see it through.

Tips for “Tyrannosaurus”

Before you start, tell someone your goal in one sentence
When something's urgent, take one small step before you think it all through
On your way back from what you came for, take a look at one shelf you normally skip

Matches

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Easy together

Brachiosaurus — Brachiosaurus also stands its ground with a big, unadorned body. Neither is in a hurry, so they can keep their own rhythm around each other. To Tyrannosaurus, focused on its target, Brachiosaurus brings ideas gathered from a wide view.

Easy together

Velociraptor — Velociraptor also zeroes in on targets, but it moves fast and light. For Tyrannosaurus, who settles in and takes its time, it's a reassuring partner who goes ahead and reports back on how things look.

May clash

Pachycephalosaurus — Pachycephalosaurus shows off its domed head and leaps lightly into all sorts of things. While Tyrannosaurus is carefully sizing up one target, Pachycephalosaurus has already started three other things, and each finds the other's moves hard to read.