Fossils prove T. rex was the ruthless ruler of the Cretaceous period, built like a cutthroat killer nobody wanted to mess with. You might have heard the stats:

40 feet long. 12 feet high. 12-inch serrated teeth — each one the size of a banana…

And a lethal bite force that destroyed bones with a single effortless crunch. But it wasn’t always that way for the T. rex…

This king of the dinosaurs was originally a puny runt. No bigger than a pigeon. And here’s what’s extra-shocking:

Its skull shape reveals T. rex had advanced neurology and powerful intellect… millions of years before it ever grew in size and strength:

It was smarter than both cats and dogs. With brain power and social skills a lot like human’s closest genetic cousin: the chimpanzee.

Archaeologists believe T. rex's superior mind was the reason it ate its way from a pint-sized twerp to the top of the food chain.

And 65 million years later, it’s still teaching us powerful lessons:

This vibrant canvas is a stunning exhibit of the T. rex’s anatomical power — the skull that housed its most important asset: its brain.

If the T. rex started as an underdog and rose to the top using only its mind … this piece serves as a beautiful daily reminder that you can do the same.