The skeleton of a T rex named Trix is installed in a room of the Naturalis museum of Leiden on Sept. 9, 2016, during the exhibition "T rex in Town". (MARTEN VAN DIJL/AFP via Getty Images) Perhaps the least surprising response of the survey is that the tyrannosaurus rex was the creature most recognized by respondents.
But 60% of those surveyed think there was a dinosaur called the "doyouthinktheysarus."Only 40% of them knew that was wrong.Researchers conducted the survey from May 18 — 24 and released their findings on June 1, which also happens to be International Dinosaur Day.