Just to be entirely clear - the Eofauna model of Sue was kindly sent to me for free, however I am not being paid for making this video! I genuinely think this is an incredibly well-researched reconstruction and I thought it would be fun to make an updated version of the Saurian reconstruction video to see how far we've come over the last few years in terms of understanding T. rex life appearance. I think the Eofauna model is quite possibly the closest we've got so far to looking at the real face of a Tyrannosaurus! :)
This is amazing to me. I've read and studied this animal since I was 7 yrs old. I'm now 73 and have watched the cumbersome tail-dragging behemoth become a balanced bird-like behemoth. Love this stuff!
Me too. I'm 75 and have been fascinated by dinosaurs from elementary school. (I hold three college degrees and was a teacher of art on both the college and HS levels) It is interesting that when we were presented them 60 or more years ago, they did so with certainty. This dinosaur looked like this, and that one looked like that. Then, over many decades, they now seem to be getting closer to the truth, though I wonder if we will ever really know everything. In any case, I don't think either of us will be around for the final decrees on them. One more thing. The inventory of dinosaurs has expended exponentially since the 50's, however it is nowhere near complete. In my little "Golden Book of Dinosaures" there may have been a dozen or so. They were on the planet for about 160 million years. Countless species came and went. We probably only know a fraction of 1%.
@@jedahn If a T-rex fell (and sure they did eventually) it'd manage to rise up without issues, they (and every gigantic dinosaur) had muscles and bones powerful enough to withstand the falling, the only possible exception could be the very old individuals
I think one of the scariest parts of Rex are its forward-facing eyes. If you encountered one today, you'd *know* it was looking at you. That on top of the fact they were apparently really silent and rumbled, not roared. And were likely ambush hunters. Terrifying.
That's a feature I constantly go back to with people who want to believe it was purely a scavenger - there's no need to judge distance that precisely if you're eating something that's already dead... that's the face of an active killer.
@@MLaak86 To be fair - vultures have forward-facing eyes and great eyesight, too...Still, the supporters of the "T.rex = hyper-scavanger" theory seem to completely neglect the notion that most megafauna predators are / were about as flexible regarding free meals as hungry human heavy workers: if available, you don't ask too many questions and just dig in before someone else gets it. ;)
This combined with the soft padded feet and stealth would make a real tyrannosaurus waay more scary than any movie "dinosaur" could ever be (also on a side note: front-facing rex skulls are kinda uncanny to look at, pretty cool)
To be honest, these accurate dinosaur models are just so much more aesthetically appealing. It's really cool looking at these models and realizing that I am looking at almost exactly what a real animal looked like an incomprehensible amount of time ago.
@@nicoroberts7388 I'm pretty sure they knew back then a ton of guessing was done, given they were making most of those models based on only a few individual bones and next to no knowledge of what shape the animals even were. Obviously there is still a lot of guesswork now, but we still know a lot more about what they looked like compared to back then.
Most reptiles have lips. There is some discussion that exposed teeth will normally only be found in aquatic animals. Teeth, constantly exposed to the air, tend to break down, if not kept moist.
@@glory2cybertronaccording to cave paintings and clay models and the recent permafrosted young, homotheriom did have lips but for the earlier sabertoothed cats we don't know
@@glory2cybertron The sabertooth's canines are a lot bigger than its other teeth, that are protected by lips, indicating that those teeth evolved to stay outside of the lips because they garanted better chances for survival. Same thing with elephants (their tusks are teeth), but t rexes don't have a pair of teeth bigger than the others, it wouldn't make such sense evolutionary-wise to have 50% of its teeth exposed. The only known land animals that have teeth outside of their lips only have a single, bigger pair of them.
there are pterosaurs with exposed teeth and there are extinct birds who yet didnt lose all their teeth yet the beak is developing so the teeth cannot be covered...either way i would say it depends on the dinosaur in question how likely exposed teeth or not, we dont have anything alive like them all archosaurs today are extremely special case and if bone textures can hint to what might cover them, some theropods have quite a lot of foramina on the maxilla completely unlike any reptile, and similar to crocs but to a lesser extend, tyrannosaurus being one of those but it can also seen in carcharodontosaurids and although the mouths indeed cannot close enough to cover all space, the same goes for crocodilians, the skulls have a lot of space with closed mouth yet exposed teeth still are the case so its more of how you shape the oral tissues not how you close the mouth, the shape of the mouth closure is more similar to alligators than monitor lizards which have very obvious curves that go opposite directions in the jaws and are not fitting in line like alligators and these dinosaurs personally for ALL theropods i believe covered teeth is most likely but i wouldn't call the opposite inaccurate, only speculative and different likelihoods depending on the dinosaur in question also for smilodon and homotherium they have their own studies, homotherium is supported to have its teeth covered while smilodon not, and i can totally see why those teeth go WAY past the lower jaw the homotherium pup means nothing as its canines are tiny due to it being too young, even if the saber teeth were exposed the pup would still have them covered so that particular discovery is not in favor of covered teeth for homotherium but again it has its own study way before this discovery that supports covered teeth
@@rodrigopinto6676 what are you trying to say here? he's just reconstructing models lol it doesn't even matter, all that matters is a paleo artist who knows what he's doing
@@ashprice1123 people are making a huge deal about lips, while those are not confirmed by evidence at all. Meanwhile the Eofauna version has a too thin tail, the mouth does not resemble the mouths of extant carnivorous archosaurs, it lacks the queratin "horns", it's teeth are too small and it's paint scheme looks unnatural and aesthetically unpleasing.
Its terrifying that it was so quiet. You could be walking in a rain forest at night and turn around and a wide thick dog like skull with two yellow eyes are looking at you 14 feet off the ground.
@@MossyMozart No, no, no. T-rex predates Rome. Wait, that came out wrong. Then again, a movie about Romans cloning dinosaurs for the circus, and then things going wrong could be quite entertaining...
My daughter and I found ourselves stranded in Chicago due to a train cancellation. She suggested we go and see Sue. We encountered kids on a school field trip, one of whom remarked: she's fat!. I prefer your term, robust. I will look into getting this model for my daughter as a Christmas 🎁.
@@rodrigopinto6676Doesn't matter what they are, they studied the Tyrannosaurus and made a damn good model, doesn't matter who they are, the fact is the model is good.
Yeah. Realistic or not, I prefer previous iterations of it. This one looks goofy. Whilst the truth is often stranger than fiction, in this case, it's a lot more dull.
I have to agree, the texture on the lips looks much like that of a dog, it almost looks as if it should have whiskers 18:38. In my opinion it looks pretty terrible I wonder what led them to that decision? It would look much nicer if they used the smaller scales that can be seen in monitor lizards 6:45. But I’m just some dude and not a Paleontologist or even a paleo artist
Its funny how he big, live sized model of Sue gives her an almost 'cute' look when face on. She looks like a big, giant dog with the eye expression they gave her, coming over to give her owner her latest catch.
@@catpoke9557 the forward facing eyes is the reason really, it humanises them. We find kittens cute because they have the same characteristics as human babies. That’s why big cats evoques a lot to us human, whether it be cuteness or awesomeness, whereas other predators that lack this binocular vision like big fish or large snakes don’t provoke the same emotions. T.rex would be an incredible animal to see I’m sure
@@Cryptic_Bigfoot there’s definitely in the recent years a tendency to find animals cute, probably due to social media which seems to be exaggerated quite a bit. Bears can be somewhat cute until you watch them dismember and eat their prey alive since they’re so strong they won’t even bother killing them. Judging by the absolutely monstrous jaws and overall strength of T.rex I fear it would be only cute from very far
Fun that modern dangerous animals are pretty cute as well. Think of an elephant or a hippo. Front eyes giving the cuteness factor of course, but large and strong herbivore animals with small eyes and chunky body appear cute too
I think this model, and Eofauna’s models in general, are fairly underrated. The research that goes into these figures is certainly something. Great video! And I like the idea of the “Best T. rex depictions” video!
@@rodrigopinto6676 Hmm. Right out the gate it lacks the lips that current research predicts, lacks the textured pavement scales that we know T.rex had, and despite having a rather chunky body and neck... it strangely suffers from shrink wrapping of the skull. IMO it also has a rather old-fashioned nearly solid brown coloration of toys from the 1960s.
@@rodrigopinto6676 just because you repeat a statement a hundred times doesn’t mean people will believe it. It’s not like you provide any reasoning either, so you come across as some bot. Whenever Eofauna is mentioned, you just appear, drop the thing, and go away. It’s admittedly funny. 😂
Very odd 😂 PNSO is one of my favorites and one of the few I actually buy. Beautiful models on a budget, but they are not extremely accurate. I haven't bought eofauna yet but really want the Diplo and T-Rex. The biggest shame is eofauna doesn't have the capacity to release more frequently.
@ I have the Diplo and it’s probably my favorite figure in the entire collection, it’s just fantastic! I can’t recommend it enough. Planning on grabbing the T. rex too.
What I like about this model is that it looks like an actual animal, not a slobbering beast. A common misconception in people that was especially emphasized by Jurassic park is that dinosaurs are monsters, they in truth are just animals of the beautiful and mysterious past.
In JP, they are monsters. The book goes into the foul temper of the elephants that were cloned. They made creatures to look like what people might expect dinosaurs to look like, do they wouldn't walk away disappointed. They're pretty much monsters based on dinos.
0:26 Personally, I would hypothesise that it wasn’t very beefy at all. If anything, it would probably taste like a giant ostrich, or perhaps like alligator.
Thing is, their bone density and thickness would show how much muscle/meat was on their bones, and how much they weight they carried. So yes, they were beefy, unlike ostriches.
For another contender for the most accurate reconstruction of trex is rebor's "kiss" trex model there's another version which is "tusk" that has a lipless look but besides the head anatomy they have very accurate body in my opinion
Interesting. Last year I worked on a bunch of CG TRexes for a Canadian documentary also modeled after Sue. There are a few differences in the color pattern, were we went for more tiger stripes, but overall this is fairly close to what we ended up making. Unfortunately it only screens in Canadian museums, but you can find a trailer for "TRex 3D Imax" from Giant Screen Films if you are curious.
@@rodrigopinto6676Shrink wrapped head, shit reminds me of Jurassic Park, a bit beefy in unnecessary places, to pricy compared to Eofauna's, and it just resembles a hybrid between an actually Tyrannosaurus and the Jurassic Park one, I guess it could be considered a hypothetical for a "what if" the dinosaurs did not lips which they did according to modern research. So please stop spamming your outdated, nostalgia blinded, opinion in the comments because no one cares.
Eofauna's Sue looks like it could start moving at any moment! The jowls also make a lot more sense to me personally than the way t rex mouthes are usually depicted. If being able to travel back in time to the cretaceous ever became a thing, I would gladly go in spite of the risks just to see what these creatures actually looked like. But if this is as close as we're gonna get, I'm happy with it.
A depiction that you should look at is an image named "Grizzly Rex." It's got way more plumage than would be accurate, but it's interesting nonetheless and the coloration is like that of a grizzly bear.
@@telegnazatlqm3972 Previous lead developer stole most of the kickstarter money, This happened a while ago and it was a huge blow. Unfortunately, There's nothing anyone can do about it.
Look at the throats of monitor lizards, I think it would make sense for the T. Rex to have that instead of a Dunlap. (However you spell it) Monitor lizards have very flexible throats for swallowing large objects.
the production of this model was a ride, was sooo excited for the release and love it, have it on my desk. I noticed a few days ago that the fluffy Safari T.rex looks really good too without feathers and changed teeth it would be even better
Yes! I have this model along with PNSO’s edmontosaurus, torosaurus, ankylosaurus, and Haolongood’s alamosaurus. So cool to have scientifically accurate models all at the same 1/35 scale. We are truely in a golden age of scientifically accurate dinosaur models.
i will never forget my first trip to the field museum and being absolutely gobsmacked at the size of sue. granted i was a young child but she is simply impressive.
You forgot to mention the rex from the game Instinction which uses a larger specimen "Scotty" and it is insanely accurate to the skeleton, including skew teeth! This is so much better than the Eofauna model... and the fact that it was sent to you for free does seem like there is some bias unfortunately.
Very good presentation, showing how as a society we have advanced from just digging up bones to understanding how animals had to be structured to survive.
Like any of us are going to say no to you analysing the Prehistoric Planet Tyrannosaurus. Or the series as a whole, for that matter. Would greatly enjoy you continuing the Scientific Accuracy of the Walking With series as well with Beasts, Monsters and possibly Cavemen too. Thanks again Ben for a wonderful video! Enjoy it as always.
I love that we have channels like these that make it easily accessible and digesstable for big fans of paleontology, young me would have been so happy right now!
I really liked your analysis on the Eofauna Rex Model, I learned a lot! An analysis on Prehistoric Planet’s T-Rex would also be very fun to watch you cover!
Honestly the most obvious feature of T Rex anatomy was the teeth and this OSHA version creates a mode with teeth like a friendly Bovine. As always I enjoyed your description and terminology. Sad we are now reduced to inaccuracy to worry about handlers having their fingers lopped off by a small plastic model, while not worrying about losing an eye to the tail.
Keep in mind most modern reptiles are hunters of fish or non-primate mammals which have.. err... Subpar color vision, but excellent nightvision. Sue would have hunted adolescent sauropods, ceratopsians, and large ornithopods, which likely had excellent color vision, regardless of their night vision. The color patterns for optimal camouflage are going to be substantially different.
Many years ago when I was probably in my mid 30's, I was at the Field Museum with my older brothers. One of them and I were looking at Sue, I said "Don't get me wrong, I'm sure I'd feel a lot different with muscle, fat, tissue and her chasing after me, but I'm kinda "eh" on Sue's size." Lol No disrespect to her and I certainly wouldn't want to meet her in the flesh. Hopefully I can make it back to see her fleshed out version.
I adore Eofauna. They create beautifully scuplted figures based on solid, up-to-date research. I have two of their Triceratops. That said, I would like to put in my vote for Creative Beasts Studio's T-rex as the most accurate T-rex. Eofauna's is gorgeous (and I'll need to add it to my collection), but Creative Beasts version has such fine details. Regardless, we're living in a Golden Age of highly accurate prehistoric animal reconstructions. ❤
I got to ask. How do the dinosaur action figures from Beasts of The Mesozoic, from Creative Beast Studio, compare to Eofauna's models? Not only do they seem to be just as scientifically accurate as Eofauna, but they have a huge edge, if for no other reason other than they are greatly articulated.
I got to see Victoria the T-rex at my local museum this year (Melbourne) and it was fascinating. That’s as close to Sue as I’ll ever get. T-rex is awesome! ❤
It would be very interesting to do a review of the Crystal Palace Gardens concrete dinosaur models, comparing them to modern day reconstructions. I think it would be fascinating to see the development of understanding of dinosaur anatomy.
While everything you say about scutes on the toes is correct, I wanted to point out that the photo you show at 10:19 actually shows an even more novel feature seen in concavenator: scutes on the underside of the tail! Apparently this kind of thing has also been observed on skin impressions left by the throat of allosaurus.
Amazing, I personally think the Eofauna Tyrannosaurus rex is quite Paleo accurate. Next, I think you should do a video on the Prehistoric Planet T.rex, Beasts of The Mesozoic T.rex, Rebor "Kiss" and "Tusk" T.rex, Life On Our Planet T.rex, the Field Museum Sue the T.rex reconstruction, etc. I personally think that Tyrannosaurus rex and other Theropod Dinosaurs had lips. Or at least extra oral tissue. I remain skeptical on if Spinosaurids had lips. We have large amounts of evidence and research that indicate that there was blood flow near the jaws of Tyrannosaurus rex. Thus, implying that there had to be some kind of extra oral tissue. This extra oral tissue was probably not very mobile, but was still useful. Lips are mainly used to maintain the teeth of organisms moist and healthy. Organisms that don't live much of their lives in the water or around the water usually have lips, since they need to maintain them moist. While organisms that live a part of their lives in or around water sometimes don't have lips since the waters keep their teeth moist. Some organisms use their lips to communicate or interact with other members of their own species. There are many other things about Tyrannosaurus rex that create a lot of debate, but those are some of my opinions on if Theropod Dinosaurs had lips or not. Good job, keep up the good work.
The immobile tongue is definitely an overlooked detail (even in modern paleo-art tends to ignore this) but it does make sense because thus, it wouldn't get in the way of biting if it was flat like a crocodilian's. Good this figure somewhat took that into account as well.
Came from a different video talking about the color for a T.rex and, based on it I am not sure if the bright yellow would be accurate, because predators need to be able to blend in with their biome habitat, so the T. rex likely should be a darker color or a color to fit the environment to break up is outline for it to stalk prey. Maybe it should be more of a black and olive color, or brown. Then of course knowing where a T.rex would hunt. In an open area where it can't hide itself, or a forest, bush or marshland. I don't think the T.rex would be brightly colored.
Regarding the question of lips; would it be possible to figure it out by analyzing the surface looking for differences between the sides facing outwards and inwards that could be caused by the outwards side being permanently exposed to the environment while the inner side would have been frequently protected and kept exposed to just the conditions inside the mouth for a significant amount of time?
I apologize, but can someone please explain to me the reasoning behind the rictus for the model? Because I don't quite understand the explanation provided in the video. "They discovered that the outermost skin folding didn't have enough space to be contained" - is it referring to jaw muscles not being fully concealed by bones when the mouth is closed? Well, that is also the case in crocodiles and I think some turtles, and those don't have rictus
They have to emasculated everything that we know and love as ferocious and powerful growing up as a boy. It just dumb as heck to me how would a giant creature with teeth as big as that would look anything but ferocious. I mean look at any single apex predator on Earth and tell me if they don't have a ferocious look to them. They all do because "personality and behaviors" affect their physical form. These stupid scientists just trying to sell "nu science" to the masses by making things as different as possible from the previous rendition. Sigh...all I know is the next dinosaur movie we are going to have to put up with this puppy face Trex and some how be convince that this is a face of an Apex Predator
In the case of the claws, they probably wouldn’t need to be too sharp since they’re not using them to hunt prey: big, relatively-primitive ground birds like ostriches and emus have relatively blunt toe claws, for example. As for teeth, at that scale and the way they’re modeling them (basically hidden in the lips) means it’s probably too much effort to sharpen them on the model.
@GalvyTheTom but about the teeth he said "they are a bit rounded, not sharp, but there are regulations when making these models so that there aren't sharp bits on it" It's a bit confusing Indeed, don't know what regulations he's talking about.
@@sauce1232 I'm assuming that even if this isn't specifically intended for children, there's still regulations in place to prevent things being too sharp; beyond it still possibly being used by kids, adults don't exactly have armored skin. I'll probably be getting an Eofauna Tyrannosaurus of my own around Christmas, so I'll check then to see if there's anything about age related to it.
I'm happy to see this model have very large jaw muscles. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if t.rex had even more bulky jaw muscles, making it look fairly odd. It's interesting how short their necks are too. Most movies and toys give t.rex waayyyyy too long of a neck. It makes one wonder if their necks where as thick, if not thicker, their jaw muscles, giving them the appearance of having 'no neck.' Almost like the back bottom of their jaw is almost even with their chest. One thing I love to watch is birds walking and ponder the locomotion of dinosaurs. Also, this model along with new reconstructions of t.rex look far more realistic and believable. Good video!
Is good but not perfect. When the mouth is open the shape of the lower jaw is very ugly is like a banana... I prefer "SUE in the flesh" in real scale eating a young Edmontosaurus, or the "bigger T rex EVER" by Jin-Kyeom, the model from INSTINCTION game also is way better...
Were the teeth permanently buried in the gums with just the tips out, or were the gums soft and gave way when biting to allow the teeth length to penetrate deeper into the meat it was biting into?
4:11 regardless of the accuracy of the dinosaur, these scenes of modern boreal climate and flora that illustrators are so fond of are just so unrepresentative and inaccurate for the Mesozoic Arctic. Reminder that today’s climate is still the coldest it’s ever been in the Cenozoic outside of glacial intervals, let alone the Mesozoic.
Kind of disappointing that it's basically an ad, but still a lot of info packed in. I however prefer Collecta models, of which I have an extensive collection (including a bunch of dead dinosaur models). I'm also pretty sure one of the Tyrannosaur models is the same Sue eating a small dino.
CollectA is probably the best general-retail dino toy company next to Safari Ltd, the detail and science packed into every toy they make is truly commendable.
Thank you for a nice presentation, Ben. In the beginning you talked a bit about feathers. I got the thought that feathered animals should be able to reach its feathers to maintain them otherwise they would messed up. This could limit the feathered areas or, if print of feathers is found, it could show us the animal's flexibility.
its kind of difficult to maintain sharp shapes like that anyway from the material it's made from. Keep in mind that these are mass manufactured, and have to be able to be demolded easily, and painted afterward. That level of detail simply wouldn't survive the process well, likely being lost and/or blunted. Also, nice pfp :) that is my favorite film
@@Aqua_Bargus i have had the (newer) PNSO giganotosaurus for about 6 months to a year and every tooth is individual, correctly shaped, well painted, and sharp; and none of them are damaged, blunted, or broken. I'm sure their tyrannosaurus is the same. its really not that hard.
@@pandagod1773 I'm not saying it's not possible, you can get good modeling on these things, but it's clear from pricing how much care is going into them. PNSO is not cheap, so you'd generally expect more detail and care, because it costs more for them to do that. I just don't think that's the case with these.
@@Aqua_Bargus good shout, i forgot to look at pricing, however I don't think it matters. the cheapest I could find the eofauna tyrannosaurus with a quick google search is $36.50 with most being between $39.99 and $49.99. PNSO has two different lines of dinosaur models, Prehistoric Animal and Dinosaur Museum. Prehistoric Animal is usually between $38.99 and $42.99 with some exceptions (eg. Alamosaurus) and Dinosaur Museum tends to be more expensive (between $64.99 to $120 on some sites and models). Their tyrannosaurus is in Dinosaur Museum but when I was looking at a bunch of different reviews to figure out which model I wanted to get a common theme was that the models themselves were equivalent in quality across the lines, and the difference in price was due to additional posters and flash cards included in the Dinosaur Museum line boxes.
@@leoornstein3963 i hope we find another nanuqsaurus in general no matter it's preservation because right now its just a broken chin bone, does NOT get more fragmentary than that
Just to be entirely clear - the Eofauna model of Sue was kindly sent to me for free, however I am not being paid for making this video! I genuinely think this is an incredibly well-researched reconstruction and I thought it would be fun to make an updated version of the Saurian reconstruction video to see how far we've come over the last few years in terms of understanding T. rex life appearance. I think the Eofauna model is quite possibly the closest we've got so far to looking at the real face of a Tyrannosaurus! :)
Couldn't Tyranosourus pull their lips back to look scary .
@@rodrigopinto6676there you go again, do you get paid for this? 😂
Congratulations on receiving a degree for studying my family.
its cute looking, is t.rex supposed to be cute?
@BenGThomas 9:24 What skin folding? There are no impressions from the face of tyrannosaurs (as far as I know ) . Just curious.
Quick reminder that Spinosaurus was an arboreal shapeshifter that used its fin to create shadow puppets to confuse and disorient its prey
Two questions:
1) What drugs?
2) Can I have some?
@@kensmith5694 Sodium Nitrate
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is this because, being barefoot, it couldn't make sock puppets? There's a dissertation in here . . . somewhere.
Nonono, CLEARLY spinosaurus was a burrowing creature. Using it's claws and sail as shovels to make intricate tunneling systems.
This is amazing to me. I've read and studied this animal since I was 7 yrs old. I'm now 73 and have watched the cumbersome tail-dragging behemoth become a balanced bird-like behemoth. Love this stuff!
I'm in my 20s and even I remember how different they looked when i was a kid. Amazing stuff! Now we just need the spinosaur wars to end haha
Imagine one running and tripping with all that weight falling on itself.
Me too. I'm 75 and have been fascinated by dinosaurs from elementary school. (I hold three college degrees and was a teacher of art on both the college and HS levels) It is interesting that when we were presented them 60 or more years ago, they did so with certainty. This dinosaur looked like this, and that one looked like that. Then, over many decades, they now seem to be getting closer to the truth, though I wonder if we will ever really know everything. In any case, I don't think either of us will be around for the final decrees on them. One more thing. The inventory of dinosaurs has expended exponentially since the 50's, however it is nowhere near complete. In my little "Golden Book of Dinosaures" there may have been a dozen or so. They were on the planet for about 160 million years. Countless species came and went. We probably only know a fraction of 1%.
People like you, who still feel that level of wonder well into adulthood, inspire me
@@jedahn If a T-rex fell (and sure they did eventually) it'd manage to rise up without issues, they (and every gigantic dinosaur) had muscles and bones powerful enough to withstand the falling, the only possible exception could be the very old individuals
I think one of the scariest parts of Rex are its forward-facing eyes. If you encountered one today, you'd *know* it was looking at you. That on top of the fact they were apparently really silent and rumbled, not roared. And were likely ambush hunters. Terrifying.
That's a feature I constantly go back to with people who want to believe it was purely a scavenger - there's no need to judge distance that precisely if you're eating something that's already dead... that's the face of an active killer.
Not to mention the soft pads on the Tyrannosaurus' feet that the 11 ton beast used to roam the forest and stalk prey quietly.
@@MLaak86 To be fair - vultures have forward-facing eyes and great eyesight, too...Still, the supporters of the "T.rex = hyper-scavanger" theory seem to completely neglect the notion that most megafauna predators are / were about as flexible regarding free meals as hungry human heavy workers: if available, you don't ask too many questions and just dig in before someone else gets it. ;)
This combined with the soft padded feet and stealth would make a real tyrannosaurus waay more scary than any movie "dinosaur" could ever be (also on a side note: front-facing rex skulls are kinda uncanny to look at, pretty cool)
@thylascene Real.
Give it 2 years and the Ben G team will come out with a third video with the same title
That's how science works.
It's because he forgot to show the sunglasses and guitar isn't it
Would u prefer it if they ignored the latest discoveries?
You thought the same.
British humor famously works on the vast majority of the population.
To be honest, these accurate dinosaur models are just so much more aesthetically appealing. It's really cool looking at these models and realizing that I am looking at almost exactly what a real animal looked like an incomprehensible amount of time ago.
IKR
Isnt that exactly what they said 200 years ago when they made models from yada yada
Kayakasaurus
@@nicoroberts7388 I'm pretty sure they knew back then a ton of guessing was done, given they were making most of those models based on only a few individual bones and next to no knowledge of what shape the animals even were. Obviously there is still a lot of guesswork now, but we still know a lot more about what they looked like compared to back then.
Appeasing? Do you mean appealing?
Most reptiles have lips. There is some discussion that exposed teeth will normally only be found in aquatic animals. Teeth, constantly exposed to the air, tend to break down, if not kept moist.
What about sabertooth cats and Thylacosmilus?
@@glory2cybertron lips
@@glory2cybertronaccording to cave paintings and clay models and the recent permafrosted young, homotheriom did have lips but for the earlier sabertoothed cats we don't know
@@glory2cybertron The sabertooth's canines are a lot bigger than its other teeth, that are protected by lips, indicating that those teeth evolved to stay outside of the lips because they garanted better chances for survival. Same thing with elephants (their tusks are teeth), but t rexes don't have a pair of teeth bigger than the others, it wouldn't make such sense evolutionary-wise to have 50% of its teeth exposed. The only known land animals that have teeth outside of their lips only have a single, bigger pair of them.
there are pterosaurs with exposed teeth and there are extinct birds who yet didnt lose all their teeth yet the beak is developing so the teeth cannot be covered...either way i would say it depends on the dinosaur in question how likely exposed teeth or not, we dont have anything alive like them all archosaurs today are extremely special case and if bone textures can hint to what might cover them, some theropods have quite a lot of foramina on the maxilla completely unlike any reptile, and similar to crocs but to a lesser extend, tyrannosaurus being one of those but it can also seen in carcharodontosaurids and although the mouths indeed cannot close enough to cover all space, the same goes for crocodilians, the skulls have a lot of space with closed mouth yet exposed teeth still are the case so its more of how you shape the oral tissues not how you close the mouth, the shape of the mouth closure is more similar to alligators than monitor lizards which have very obvious curves that go opposite directions in the jaws and are not fitting in line like alligators and these dinosaurs
personally for ALL theropods i believe covered teeth is most likely but i wouldn't call the opposite inaccurate, only speculative and different likelihoods depending on the dinosaur in question
also for smilodon and homotherium they have their own studies, homotherium is supported to have its teeth covered while smilodon not, and i can totally see why those teeth go WAY past the lower jaw
the homotherium pup means nothing as its canines are tiny due to it being too young, even if the saber teeth were exposed the pup would still have them covered so that particular discovery is not in favor of covered teeth for homotherium but again it has its own study way before this discovery that supports covered teeth
Best ad for a Tyrannosaurus rex model ever
@@rodrigopinto6676 PNSO tyrannosaurus is lipless, also i find their figures to be overpriced compared to eofauna and other companies
@@rodrigopinto6676 what are you trying to say here? he's just reconstructing models lol it doesn't even matter, all that matters is a paleo artist who knows what he's doing
@@rodrigopinto6676 who has skills in animal anatomy and many things affiliated with palaeontology
@@rodrigopinto6676 Creative beast studio rex is another good one.
@@ashprice1123 people are making a huge deal about lips, while those are not confirmed by evidence at all. Meanwhile the Eofauna version has a too thin tail, the mouth does not resemble the mouths of extant carnivorous archosaurs, it lacks the queratin "horns", it's teeth are too small and it's paint scheme looks unnatural and aesthetically unpleasing.
Its terrifying that it was so quiet. You could be walking in a rain forest at night and turn around and a wide thick dog like skull with two yellow eyes are looking at you 14 feet off the ground.
The Scientific Accuracy of Prehistoric Planet?
Yes please.
It needs it, at least the climate/flora.
Please please please
@@chir0pter oh, i agree, it'd be very interesting for sure !! never enough content about prehistoric climates, and especially flora!!
I love how Sue's face jowls and nostril shape make her look a bit like a cool dog.
That's why dogs were often named Rex. Ancient memories of when primitive man was followed home by T-rexs. 😂
@@WaterShowsProd - Ah! So, NOT the Latin word for "King". My mistake.
@@MossyMozart No, no, no. T-rex predates Rome. Wait, that came out wrong. Then again, a movie about Romans cloning dinosaurs for the circus, and then things going wrong could be quite entertaining...
@@WaterShowsProd Gladiator 3; "Jurassic Circus"
@@WaterShowsProd That sounds like an AI movie concept that either Eleven Labs or CHatGPT came up with.
My daughter and I found ourselves stranded in Chicago due to a train cancellation. She suggested we go and see Sue. We encountered kids on a school field trip, one of whom remarked: she's fat!. I prefer your term, robust. I will look into getting this model for my daughter as a Christmas 🎁.
Yeah I don't think that kid has ever seen a reptiles belly before lmfao
Take her to see a Nigersaurus
Dinosaur
Eofauna's model has that jowly, bear-like appearance. Absolutely terrifying.
Looks like a dog
@@rodrigopinto6676Doesn't matter what they are, they studied the Tyrannosaurus and made a damn good model, doesn't matter who they are, the fact is the model is good.
@@rodrigopinto6676 You are clearly not a scientist.
@@Me-yq1fl Neither are you lmao
It looks like the silly Godzilla era. It like Godzillas son lol
This T-Rex model's face looks more dog-like than I been ever used to. Quite uncanny.
More uncanine
Yeah. Realistic or not, I prefer previous iterations of it. This one looks goofy. Whilst the truth is often stranger than fiction, in this case, it's a lot more dull.
I have to agree, the texture on the lips looks much like that of a dog, it almost looks as if it should have whiskers 18:38.
In my opinion it looks pretty terrible I wonder what led them to that decision? It would look much nicer if they used the smaller scales that can be seen in monitor lizards 6:45. But I’m just some dude and not a Paleontologist or even a paleo artist
Won't lie, that thumbnail makes it look like a misshapen dog and that makes it the most adorable death I'll ever have
Its funny how he big, live sized model of Sue gives her an almost 'cute' look when face on. She looks like a big, giant dog with the eye expression they gave her, coming over to give her owner her latest catch.
The binocular vision of T.rex really helps giving it this almost mammalian/dogish look
@@catpoke9557 the forward facing eyes is the reason really, it humanises them. We find kittens cute because they have the same characteristics as human babies. That’s why big cats evoques a lot to us human, whether it be cuteness or awesomeness, whereas other predators that lack this binocular vision like big fish or large snakes don’t provoke the same emotions. T.rex would be an incredible animal to see I’m sure
It's kind of funny given that the largest extant terrestrial predators are considered some of the most adorable animals around.
@@Cryptic_Bigfoot there’s definitely in the recent years a tendency to find animals cute, probably due to social media which seems to be exaggerated quite a bit. Bears can be somewhat cute until you watch them dismember and eat their prey alive since they’re so strong they won’t even bother killing them. Judging by the absolutely monstrous jaws and overall strength of T.rex I fear it would be only cute from very far
Fun that modern dangerous animals are pretty cute as well. Think of an elephant or a hippo. Front eyes giving the cuteness factor of course, but large and strong herbivore animals with small eyes and chunky body appear cute too
I think this model, and Eofauna’s models in general, are fairly underrated. The research that goes into these figures is certainly something. Great video!
And I like the idea of the “Best T. rex depictions” video!
@@rodrigopinto6676 Hmm. Right out the gate it lacks the lips that current research predicts, lacks the textured pavement scales that we know T.rex had, and despite having a rather chunky body and neck... it strangely suffers from shrink wrapping of the skull. IMO it also has a rather old-fashioned nearly solid brown coloration of toys from the 1960s.
@@rodrigopinto6676 just because you repeat a statement a hundred times doesn’t mean people will believe it. It’s not like you provide any reasoning either, so you come across as some bot. Whenever Eofauna is mentioned, you just appear, drop the thing, and go away. It’s admittedly funny. 😂
Hi is a well known Troll who love bulling and lying, is better to ignore it.
Very odd 😂 PNSO is one of my favorites and one of the few I actually buy. Beautiful models on a budget, but they are not extremely accurate. I haven't bought eofauna yet but really want the Diplo and T-Rex. The biggest shame is eofauna doesn't have the capacity to release more frequently.
@ I have the Diplo and it’s probably my favorite figure in the entire collection, it’s just fantastic! I can’t recommend it enough. Planning on grabbing the T. rex too.
What I like about this model is that it looks like an actual animal, not a slobbering beast.
A common misconception in people that was especially emphasized by Jurassic park is that dinosaurs are monsters, they in truth are just animals of the beautiful and mysterious past.
In JP, they are monsters. The book goes into the foul temper of the elephants that were cloned. They made creatures to look like what people might expect dinosaurs to look like, do they wouldn't walk away disappointed. They're pretty much monsters based on dinos.
I'm surprised that nose went unmentioned. I was waiting for it the whole video.
Yeah. It looks like a seal.
@KennyRider137 it definitely looks canine
0:26 Personally, I would hypothesise that it wasn’t very beefy at all. If anything, it would probably taste like a giant ostrich, or perhaps like alligator.
Thing is, their bone density and thickness would show how much muscle/meat was on their bones, and how much they weight they carried. So yes, they were beefy, unlike ostriches.
@ dude
Got me the first half not going to lie 😂
@@precursorsI think they meant in taste, like it would probably have white meat like poultry
Just like 🍗🐔
T-rex model is tight!
Wow wow wow wow wow…………… wow
Let me get right of its back
Barley an inconvenience!
That’s what he said
Hey shut up, like was saying……….
For another contender for the most accurate reconstruction of trex is rebor's "kiss" trex model there's another version which is "tusk" that has a lipless look but besides the head anatomy they have very accurate body in my opinion
Interesting. Last year I worked on a bunch of CG TRexes for a Canadian documentary also modeled after Sue. There are a few differences in the color pattern, were we went for more tiger stripes, but overall this is fairly close to what we ended up making. Unfortunately it only screens in Canadian museums, but you can find a trailer for "TRex 3D Imax" from Giant Screen Films if you are curious.
2:52 , YES PLEASE!!!! It's my all time favorite dinosaur media ever! you reviewing it would make my month.
it looks like a nightmare to encounter in the middle of the night
I think a bright sunny day would be worse. We don't know but I don't see T.Rex needing to be a critter of the night.
@kensmith5694 i heard from somewhere a while ago that trex were scavengers, so i always thought of them as an anytime anywhere type of deal
@@milkuetea Lion scavenge when they can. I am sure T.Rex would have hunted some of the time.
@@kensmith5694 probably, but everything's a possibility with these creatures, that's why they're so fun to learn about
The tail does need to be fatter, as most reptiles with tails often store fat in it. Unless Sue was starving, she probably had a more robust tail.
@@rodrigopinto6676 Less ridiculous than many. We're just THAT picky.
This is Sue in Spring
Sue thinks.... "Does my bum look big in this (model)."
@@rodrigopinto6676Shrink wrapped head, shit reminds me of Jurassic Park, a bit beefy in unnecessary places, to pricy compared to Eofauna's, and it just resembles a hybrid between an actually Tyrannosaurus and the Jurassic Park one, I guess it could be considered a hypothetical for a "what if" the dinosaurs did not lips which they did according to modern research. So please stop spamming your outdated, nostalgia blinded, opinion in the comments because no one cares.
@@rodrigopinto6676just because it’s not an ultramegahyperultimatesuperpredator like you like to pretend T. rex is doesn’t make it ridiculous.
18:38 Many of the close-ups of the head almost look like a dog.
I was thinking the same thing. A Rottweiler without ears.
Floppy lips
Wow, you used my photos! I'm so happy!
Eofauna's Sue looks like it could start moving at any moment! The jowls also make a lot more sense to me personally than the way t rex mouthes are usually depicted.
If being able to travel back in time to the cretaceous ever became a thing, I would gladly go in spite of the risks just to see what these creatures actually looked like. But if this is as close as we're gonna get, I'm happy with it.
T-rex with lips looks like forbidden hybrid of a dog and hippo. Cute
A depiction that you should look at is an image named "Grizzly Rex." It's got way more plumage than would be accurate, but it's interesting nonetheless and the coloration is like that of a grizzly bear.
Thats funny how it looks more synapsidian than ever before. Talking about convergence, eh?
@@catpoke9557it's the jowels for me - it's so much more common to see those in synapsid reconstructions
It’s unfortunate that saurian failed. We really need an accurate palaeo game
It's still in development, But the devs don't seem very motivated after the incident.
@@DreamerOfTheSouthWait what incident?
@@telegnazatlqm3972 one of the devs screwed them over and ran away with the money, leaving them high and dry financially.
@@telegnazatlqm3972 A Dev left with the games funds in hand like a year ago.
@@telegnazatlqm3972 Previous lead developer stole most of the kickstarter money, This happened a while ago and it was a huge blow. Unfortunately, There's nothing anyone can do about it.
Look at the throats of monitor lizards, I think it would make sense for the T. Rex to have that instead of a Dunlap. (However you spell it) Monitor lizards have very flexible throats for swallowing large objects.
My wife told me to pick up a baby monitor. I don't know why she's angry; it doesn't eat very much
Dewlap.
@MossyMozart thanks
@ambulocetusnatans 😂
A Dunlap is a belly that done lap over your belt.
Interestingly, the Condor cheek look is at the center of a yet unpublished abstract analysing jugal bones in hadrosaurs AND Tyrannosaurines!
Really ?
Are there any links? Just curious.
Can’t wait to start drawing the Tyrannosaurus Rex based off of the Eofauna reconstruction.
he looks amazing like a mixture of a bear and a monitor lizard
the production of this model was a ride, was sooo excited for the release and love it, have it on my desk. I noticed a few days ago that the fluffy Safari T.rex looks really good too without feathers and changed teeth it would be even better
Yes! I have this model along with PNSO’s edmontosaurus, torosaurus, ankylosaurus, and Haolongood’s alamosaurus. So cool to have scientifically accurate models all at the same 1/35 scale. We are truely in a golden age of scientifically accurate dinosaur models.
i will never forget my first trip to the field museum and being absolutely gobsmacked at the size of sue. granted i was a young child but she is simply impressive.
You forgot to mention the rex from the game Instinction which uses a larger specimen "Scotty" and it is insanely accurate to the skeleton, including skew teeth! This is so much better than the Eofauna model... and the fact that it was sent to you for free does seem like there is some bias unfortunately.
Anyone complaining about super spikey bits on models has never had to assemble a chaos space marine.
🤣 facts
I absolutely love you and your teams dedication to art and sourcing
If that were the T-Rex in Jurassic Park, I wouldn't be able to stop laughing
I have to be honest i prefer the statue of Sue called Fleshy i really like that one
Many bird species have throat pouches for display and or food capture. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if T-Rex had it!
Very good presentation, showing how as a society we have advanced from just digging up bones to understanding how animals had to be structured to survive.
Like any of us are going to say no to you analysing the Prehistoric Planet Tyrannosaurus. Or the series as a whole, for that matter.
Would greatly enjoy you continuing the Scientific Accuracy of the Walking With series as well with Beasts, Monsters and possibly Cavemen too.
Thanks again Ben for a wonderful video! Enjoy it as always.
I love that we have channels like these that make it easily accessible and digesstable for big fans of paleontology, young me would have been so happy right now!
I'm writing a book about time travel into the creatatious period and I want to make the dinosaurs as scientifically accurate as possible.
I really liked your analysis on the Eofauna Rex Model, I learned a lot! An analysis on Prehistoric Planet’s T-Rex would also be very fun to watch you cover!
Honestly the most obvious feature of T Rex anatomy was the teeth and this OSHA version creates a mode with teeth like a friendly Bovine. As always I enjoyed your description and terminology. Sad we are now reduced to inaccuracy to worry about handlers having their fingers lopped off by a small plastic model, while not worrying about losing an eye to the tail.
Thank the democrats
No mention of the prominent nose? I would have liked to know more about that, as it is a strong deviation from the usual depictions.
Your Dinosaurs Are Wrong meets its final boss 😂
Keep in mind most modern reptiles are hunters of fish or non-primate mammals which have.. err... Subpar color vision, but excellent nightvision. Sue would have hunted adolescent sauropods, ceratopsians, and large ornithopods, which likely had excellent color vision, regardless of their night vision. The color patterns for optimal camouflage are going to be substantially different.
Many years ago when I was probably in my mid 30's, I was at the Field Museum with my older brothers. One of them and I were looking at Sue, I said "Don't get me wrong, I'm sure I'd feel a lot different with muscle, fat, tissue and her chasing after me, but I'm kinda "eh" on Sue's size." Lol
No disrespect to her and I certainly wouldn't want to meet her in the flesh. Hopefully I can make it back to see her fleshed out version.
I adore Eofauna. They create beautifully scuplted figures based on solid, up-to-date research. I have two of their Triceratops. That said, I would like to put in my vote for Creative Beasts Studio's T-rex as the most accurate T-rex. Eofauna's is gorgeous (and I'll need to add it to my collection), but Creative Beasts version has such fine details. Regardless, we're living in a Golden Age of highly accurate prehistoric animal reconstructions. ❤
I got to ask. How do the dinosaur action figures from Beasts of The Mesozoic, from Creative Beast Studio, compare to Eofauna's models? Not only do they seem to be just as scientifically accurate as Eofauna, but they have a huge edge, if for no other reason other than they are greatly articulated.
I got to see Victoria the T-rex at my local museum this year (Melbourne) and it was fascinating. That’s as close to Sue as I’ll ever get. T-rex is awesome! ❤
what about the Beasts Of The Mesozoic Trex?
One of my favorites
It would be very interesting to do a review of the Crystal Palace Gardens concrete dinosaur models, comparing them to modern day reconstructions. I think it would be fascinating to see the development of understanding of dinosaur anatomy.
I was ecstatic when you were featured in Lindsay Nikole's latest video on the Cenozoic Era.
That was a beautiful thing
Eofauna did a great job! Unlike Hollywood that is stuck in 1993 :/
0:22 A little bit is an understatement. 😂
While everything you say about scutes on the toes is correct, I wanted to point out that the photo you show at 10:19 actually shows an even more novel feature seen in concavenator: scutes on the underside of the tail! Apparently this kind of thing has also been observed on skin impressions left by the throat of allosaurus.
Amazing, I personally think the Eofauna Tyrannosaurus rex is quite Paleo accurate. Next, I think you should do a video on the Prehistoric Planet T.rex, Beasts of The Mesozoic T.rex, Rebor "Kiss" and "Tusk" T.rex, Life On Our Planet T.rex, the Field Museum Sue the T.rex reconstruction, etc. I personally think that Tyrannosaurus rex and other Theropod Dinosaurs had lips. Or at least extra oral tissue. I remain skeptical on if Spinosaurids had lips. We have large amounts of evidence and research that indicate that there was blood flow near the jaws of Tyrannosaurus rex. Thus, implying that there had to be some kind of extra oral tissue. This extra oral tissue was probably not very mobile, but was still useful. Lips are mainly used to maintain the teeth of organisms moist and healthy. Organisms that don't live much of their lives in the water or around the water usually have lips, since they need to maintain them moist. While organisms that live a part of their lives in or around water sometimes don't have lips since the waters keep their teeth moist. Some organisms use their lips to communicate or interact with other members of their own species. There are many other things about Tyrannosaurus rex that create a lot of debate, but those are some of my opinions on if Theropod Dinosaurs had lips or not. Good job, keep up the good work.
@@catpoke9557 I know. Beats of the Mesozoic makes some of, if not the best Dinosaurs figures of all time.
The immobile tongue is definitely an overlooked detail (even in modern paleo-art tends to ignore this) but it does make sense because thus, it wouldn't get in the way of biting if it was flat like a crocodilian's. Good this figure somewhat took that into account as well.
tbh, these realistic models put a primal fear in me that rexy from JW failed to do.
Ooooo a tyrannosaur realistic recreation tier list in the future? Yes please.
I've been waiting the entire video for Ben to explain the dog-like-looking snout and.... it didn't happen. 😞
Came from a different video talking about the color for a T.rex and, based on it I am not sure if the bright yellow would be accurate, because predators need to be able to blend in with their biome habitat, so the T. rex likely should be a darker color or a color to fit the environment to break up is outline for it to stalk prey. Maybe it should be more of a black and olive color, or brown. Then of course knowing where a T.rex would hunt. In an open area where it can't hide itself, or a forest, bush or marshland. I don't think the T.rex would be brightly colored.
The model looks like its jaws curve up more than I can see on the skelly? Maybe it just looks weird to me
oh sue
coloration makes it look like a very large uromastyx . i once had one that this trex borrowed.
Regarding the question of lips; would it be possible to figure it out by analyzing the surface looking for differences between the sides facing outwards and inwards that could be caused by the outwards side being permanently exposed to the environment while the inner side would have been frequently protected and kept exposed to just the conditions inside the mouth for a significant amount of time?
...what if the tail stored fat like in leopard geckos?
I mean probably not but wouldn't that be cute?
It makes sense for them to store fat somewhere
I think maybe being a biped that could play hell with it's sense of balance. Fat can come and go.
It's a goddamn shame that the tarbosaurus fossil was stolen/lost....
I apologize, but can someone please explain to me the reasoning behind the rictus for the model? Because I don't quite understand the explanation provided in the video. "They discovered that the outermost skin folding didn't have enough space to be contained" - is it referring to jaw muscles not being fully concealed by bones when the mouth is closed? Well, that is also the case in crocodiles and I think some turtles, and those don't have rictus
If this model had the Walking with Dinosaurs colouration, then yes, it would be the most accurate depiction of Tyrannosaurus ever.
Hell yea
Opinions are often subjective for a reason, I think it looks fine 😅
How do you know the WWD coloration is the most accurate?
If that cheek mouth is accurate then it's gonna take some getting use since I'm so used to the lizard like one
The head reminds me of a dog.
Why would it be yellow? How is that camouflage considering its environment at the time?
correct! ahhahahahah Ben Thomas is lying to you and just trying to SELL this model. He doesn't know anything.
same reason tigers are orange to blend in
Why a scientific model can't have sharp parts? This isn't a kid's toy.
Precisely, for me these are modules, not toys
They have to emasculated everything that we know and love as ferocious and powerful growing up as a boy.
It just dumb as heck to me how would a giant creature with teeth as big as that would look anything but ferocious.
I mean look at any single apex predator on Earth and tell me if they don't have a ferocious look to them. They all do because "personality and behaviors" affect their physical form. These stupid scientists just trying to sell "nu science" to the masses by making things as different as possible from the previous rendition.
Sigh...all I know is the next dinosaur movie we are going to have to put up with this puppy face Trex and some how be convince that this is a face of an Apex Predator
In the case of the claws, they probably wouldn’t need to be too sharp since they’re not using them to hunt prey: big, relatively-primitive ground birds like ostriches and emus have relatively blunt toe claws, for example. As for teeth, at that scale and the way they’re modeling them (basically hidden in the lips) means it’s probably too much effort to sharpen them on the model.
@GalvyTheTom but about the teeth he said "they are a bit rounded, not sharp, but there are regulations when making these models so that there aren't sharp bits on it"
It's a bit confusing Indeed, don't know what regulations he's talking about.
@@sauce1232 I'm assuming that even if this isn't specifically intended for children, there's still regulations in place to prevent things being too sharp; beyond it still possibly being used by kids, adults don't exactly have armored skin. I'll probably be getting an Eofauna Tyrannosaurus of my own around Christmas, so I'll check then to see if there's anything about age related to it.
I'm happy to see this model have very large jaw muscles. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if t.rex had even more bulky jaw muscles, making it look fairly odd. It's interesting how short their necks are too. Most movies and toys give t.rex waayyyyy too long of a neck. It makes one wonder if their necks where as thick, if not thicker, their jaw muscles, giving them the appearance of having 'no neck.' Almost like the back bottom of their jaw is almost even with their chest. One thing I love to watch is birds walking and ponder the locomotion of dinosaurs. Also, this model along with new reconstructions of t.rex look far more realistic and believable. Good video!
Is good but not perfect. When the mouth is open the shape of the lower jaw is very ugly is like a banana... I prefer "SUE in the flesh" in real scale eating a young Edmontosaurus, or the "bigger T rex EVER" by Jin-Kyeom, the model from INSTINCTION game also is way better...
Were the teeth permanently buried in the gums with just the tips out, or were the gums soft and gave way when biting to allow the teeth length to penetrate deeper into the meat it was biting into?
4:11 regardless of the accuracy of the dinosaur, these scenes of modern boreal climate and flora that illustrators are so fond of are just so unrepresentative and inaccurate for the Mesozoic Arctic. Reminder that today’s climate is still the coldest it’s ever been in the Cenozoic outside of glacial intervals, let alone the Mesozoic.
Seeing the skeleton for a size reference is actually a humbling experience. Makes you feel literally bite-sized.
Still doesn't manage to beat "Sue in the flesh" at the field museum for me. That one is so real and terrifying
Kind of disappointing that it's basically an ad, but still a lot of info packed in. I however prefer Collecta models, of which I have an extensive collection (including a bunch of dead dinosaur models). I'm also pretty sure one of the Tyrannosaur models is the same Sue eating a small dino.
He is excited about it. It seems to be real and not faked like an ad would have.
CollectA is probably the best general-retail dino toy company next to Safari Ltd, the detail and science packed into every toy they make is truly commendable.
Quick reminder that Spinosaurus was a sand-burrowing ambush predator that used its long claws to dig holes for prey to fall in
The episode when ben became a shill for Big Rex ...
Thank you for a nice presentation, Ben.
In the beginning you talked a bit about feathers. I got the thought that feathered animals should be able to reach its feathers to maintain them otherwise they would messed up. This could limit the feathered areas or, if print of feathers is found, it could show us the animal's flexibility.
Featherless T-Rex forever.
Those tiny rex arms were madre for plucking feathers lmao
Ultra thick lipped trex forever!
@@axamukvar-choikohariicatho8980what are you talking about lmao
Fatherless T. rex
@@juanignaciocastillo6284 t Rex arms? Silly little arms?
The wife just bought it for me for Christmas... yes I know, not a surprise, but who cares. It's awesome
The blunt teeth don't look correct. This isn't a toy so making a model under "safety" regulations is ridiculous. It's a pass.
its kind of difficult to maintain sharp shapes like that anyway from the material it's made from. Keep in mind that these are mass manufactured, and have to be able to be demolded easily, and painted afterward. That level of detail simply wouldn't survive the process well, likely being lost and/or blunted.
Also, nice pfp :) that is my favorite film
@@Aqua_Bargus i have had the (newer) PNSO giganotosaurus for about 6 months to a year and every tooth is individual, correctly shaped, well painted, and sharp; and none of them are damaged, blunted, or broken. I'm sure their tyrannosaurus is the same. its really not that hard.
@@pandagod1773 I'm not saying it's not possible, you can get good modeling on these things, but it's clear from pricing how much care is going into them. PNSO is not cheap, so you'd generally expect more detail and care, because it costs more for them to do that. I just don't think that's the case with these.
@@Aqua_Bargus good shout, i forgot to look at pricing, however I don't think it matters. the cheapest I could find the eofauna tyrannosaurus with a quick google search is $36.50 with most being between $39.99 and $49.99. PNSO has two different lines of dinosaur models, Prehistoric Animal and Dinosaur Museum. Prehistoric Animal is usually between $38.99 and $42.99 with some exceptions (eg. Alamosaurus) and Dinosaur Museum tends to be more expensive (between $64.99 to $120 on some sites and models). Their tyrannosaurus is in Dinosaur Museum but when I was looking at a bunch of different reviews to figure out which model I wanted to get a common theme was that the models themselves were equivalent in quality across the lines, and the difference in price was due to additional posters and flash cards included in the Dinosaur Museum line boxes.
@@Aqua_Bargus I think TH-cam deleted my response.
It's kinda amazing! Before you even said anything, I thought, "That's Sue!"! Wow! that's an amazing reconstruction!
New T-Rex update patch just dropped
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I would love to have a collection of all of their models...
I think, I think I missed highly feathers Trex 😢.
What prevents thicker coats of feathers or filaments from showing up on theropods elsewhere where that might suit their environment?
@CyberneticCupcake2 I hope we'll find a Nanuqsaurus with extensive feathers covering one day…
@@leoornstein3963 i hope we find another nanuqsaurus in general no matter it's preservation because right now its just a broken chin bone, does NOT get more fragmentary than that
Thanks 4 making this