The Indominus Rex may have terrorized a record number of film fans over the last two weeks, but Jurassic World's fictional genetic hybrid is based upon a very real dinosaur that once walked the Earth.
In the world of the film, the Indominus Rex is a manufactured, hybrid dinosaur. As the actors relate, the Tyrannosaurus Rex serves as the basic model for the animal, which gets its heightened intelligence from the addition of raptor DNA. Cuttlefish genes allow the Indominus to camouflage itself, while snake DNA gives it the ability to sense and manipulate thermal signatures.
#JurassicWorld concept art shows the Indominus Rex in all her glory! Read more: http://t.co/qCN8fAHHCx #TheParkisOpen pic.twitter.com/d20nOCcX3q
— Jurassic World (@jurassicparkiv) June 16, 2015
— Jurassic World (@jurassicparkiv) June 16, 2015
"I started the process with a dinosaur called Therizinosaurus that has big grasping arms. That was the most important thing — the grasping arms and its color. It's white."
Inside 'Jurassic World': Here's the Freaky Real Dinosaur Indominus Rex Is Based On https://t.co/dDywAao7CX pic.twitter.com/KuXAKybHeC
— A.C. Hachem (@ACHachem) June 22, 2015
— A.C. Hachem (@ACHachem) June 22, 2015
Therizinosaurus friday pic.twitter.com/YNeNGH7hl7
— Godzilla and dinos (@greninja45) June 18, 2015
— Godzilla and dinos (@greninja45) June 18, 2015
You go, girl! Let's talk about Indominus Rex, the arch villainess of Jurassic World: http://t.co/JGZ2hIvwYS pic.twitter.com/dhPmI0q83s
— Firstpost (@firstpost) June 13, 2015
— Firstpost (@firstpost) June 13, 2015
[Image: Universal via the New York Daily News]