The new Everything Dinosaur Evolution Tyrannosaurus rex scale model is not a movie monster.  This no “Jurassic World” or “King Kong” tyrannosaur.  Instead, this dinosaur model has been designed by examining the fossil record.  We have followed the scientific evidence to try and create a scientifically accurate prehistoric animal model.  The design and development process has been extraordinary.  The toe claws took an incredible three weeks to perfect.  Choosing the paints for this figure EDE001 have taken five weeks of careful planning.

If you want a movie monster, then go to the cinema.  Sue and I will hopefully get the chance to see the next instalment in the “Jurassic World” franchise next month.  In the meantime, we shall continue working on EDE001.

The Everything Dinosaur Evolution Tyrannosaurus rex model is no movie monster. This model has been created by following the fossil evidence. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The Everything Dinosaur Evolution Tyrannosaurus rex

Our chums and ourselves have been busy responding to all the comments we have received since we posted up the latest social media piece about this new T. rex figure.  In the artwork in the background, created by the very talented Bob Nicholls, the tongue is barbed.

Many extant birds have tongues with barbs. The correct term is lingual papillae. They vary in size and shape depending on the bird’s feeding habits. These papillae perform a variety of functions. They can hold and manipulate food in the mouth. They can also help to push food towards the back of the mouth and down the throat. Our Tyrannosaurus rex figure has a pair rear facing papillae on its tongue.  There is no record of a tyrannosaur tongue being preserved as a fossil.  However, as many living avians have papillae, let’s give them to our T. rex.  EDE001 is (we think) the first tyrannosaur model that we know with such a feature.

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This tyrannosaur tries to interpret the fossil record.  In addition, our design team have added some flourishes that help our figure stand out from the crowd.

As they might say if this was a movie monster, “Life finds a way.”

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