The Most Accurate T. rex Ever Reconstructed?

The team working on Saurian have just revealed their massive, year-long project in a blog post; the complete redesigning of their game’s T.rex. And it might be the most accurate Tyrannosaurus anyone’s ever created.
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[@safron2442]

T.Rex: "Do I have Feathers or not? Come on guys you cant be this lost on a fossil..." *Bursts through wall* Spinosaurus: *_"wHaT eVeN aM I???"_*

[@leonidasbelzebub7180]

OMG your comment! xDD

[@Trex-or6cd]

But seriously do I have feathers?

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Is till think more likely than not, though your intigument was probably mostly avian scales with primitive feathers down your spine and on your shoulders.

[@imlivinginyourceiling]

IsisMasshiro or RickRaptor105 should make this comment into a Comment.

[@jasonvoorhees5180]

The part about spino is too true , it’s changed so much over the decades and even some of its earliest discovered remains were BLOWN UP in the allied bombing during WW2

[@ctshaffer1999]

Fun Fact: the artist of the redesign is also the guy who designed the Pokémon in the live-action Detective Pikachu movie

[@ivancheongyokekuen4053]

Cool!

[@finchatforharambe905]

T REX I CHOSE YOU

[@ctshaffer1999]

@@finchatforharambe905 he actually did make a concept design for Tyrantrum, but it ultimately never appeared in the movie

[@finchatforharambe905]

@@ctshaffer1999 DANG IT, he's my favorite Pokemon oh well,I really wanted to see it face of against charizard or something

[@rowinso]

@@ctshaffer1999 Where can I see the concept designs?

[@Dinoboy-gv5fb]

Feathers or no feathers, the T-Rex is amazing.

[@gamersquid9987]

@@LolBrat123 Thats not a t rex and theres also scale impressions from t rex

[@LolBrat123]

@@gamersquid9987 I was hoping someone would fall for that

[@MrKLeBlanc]

One time i was at my uncle's farm when suddenly a mouse got out of a wall and ran in front of us across the patio. A rooster pecking next to the hen house noticed it as well. I didn't even had time to understand what was going on that the rooster started chasing the mouse, pinned it to the ground with its beak, threw it in the air and swallowed it head first. So when i heard some scientists saying that T-rex had feathers, i thought: Yeah that sounds about right.

[@Suusleepy]

Like Pansexuals. Penis, No penis, Humans are amazing

[@Samurai78420]

What a great take. I feel the same, because I love the twists and turns between the theories of people that do this for their living. One thing that's obvious is that they have demonstrated how crazy close several dinosaurs are to birds tho.

[@robertpowell9982]

Everyone when they realize T-Rex may have had feathers: "NOOOO! You're ruining my childhood!" D:< Everyone when they realize T-Rex most likely didn't have feathers anyway: "Awww, but my fluffy Rexy" :(

[@maryjane5754]

Hmmm.....that ridiculous fantasy lizard with giant hips and microscopic hands NEVER existed.

[@dinoguy163]

@@maryjane5754 Shut the fuck up bro and they weren’t lizard dum dum.

[@Hybrid980]

@@maryjane5754 Cope and seethe

[@firegator6853]

@@maryjane5754 how? there are so many proofs of their existance it's literally a fact...saying earth is flat makes more sense than the bullshit you just dropped right now if dinosaurs didn't exist then birds don't exist either also be more creative with your trolls next time lol

[@goose6112]

@@maryjane5754 it's obvious that they are just big monkeys

[@MidnightAssass1n]

Dinosaurs could have worn top hats and we wouldn’t be able to tell

[@samuraijackoff5354]

sum body I’d say that dinosaur society revolved around certain dinos being able to wear things and other not being able too. The more fancy dinos would wear Bowties and Hats while others could not. Poor Trex could not wear both.

[@Garbagejuicewaterfall]

🧐

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

Until we find a 65m+ year old fossilised top-hat!

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

@sum body Oh come on.... can you imagine T.Rex tryna tie its bowtie with _those_ arms?!

[@dondragmer2412]

Yes we would. But no doubt T. rex mainly wore cowboy hats since it lived in Montana and Wyoming.

[@oznerriznick2474]

Male T rex, "I love you this much!" Female T rex, "That's not very much."

[@bachirmessaouri4772]

brilliant !

[@nationalgamerzz3489]

Brilliant comment from the commenters

[@truetexican8864]

brilliant!

[@batsbat8664]

Brilliant

[@adralenagd2669]

A brilliant comment from a brilliant comment from a brilliant comment from a brilliant comment from a really brilliant comment from a fucking brilliant comment from a I wanna die brilliant comment.

[@rickramsdell520]

Saw a cartoon once. There were two T Rex's standing on a small Island. They were watching Noah's ark sail away. One T Rex turned to the other and said " oh crap, was that today?

[@jonathansmith6447]

Lol

[@Juscuzautollc]

Robot chicken show

[@virglibrsaglove]

I'm literally laughing out loud! 🤣🤣🤣

[@rickramsdell520]

@@virglibrsaglove Thanks, I actually have the original cartoon still hanging on my kitchen wall .

[@virglibrsaglove]

@@rickramsdell520 It's just so perfect! 🤣

[@DrevorReal]

"The Saurian rex is just about as thicc as it can be". Good.

[@michealtaylor7745]

T.rex was far more intelligent than all the Carnosaurs, whatever size they were Sherlock.

[@DrevorReal]

@@michealtaylor7745 a different kind of thick mate.

[@pugasaurusrex8253]

@@michealtaylor7745 Dump truck ass and a big mind Win

[@continualvariability3345]

@@pugasaurusrex8253 interesting

[@alternativeaquascaping517]

😩

[@Vampxiii_]

It’s so crazy to me that these actually existed.

[@raynel1000]

Blue whale its even more impressive

[@solarhound6768]

@@raynel1000 megalodon is a lot better

[@jordanrodriguez6412]

It's insane. I dont think people really understand these animals once walked the same earth we did.

[@raynel1000]

TheGamingHispanic21 thats exactly why its incredible

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

@@jordanrodriguez6412 Not the same earth at all, 1st of all, Tyrannousaurus Rex only lived in Laramidia which was western north america when north america was divided in two lands by the western interior sea. 2nd, botanically and climatologically the earth was much different 65 million years ago. Other than that, it was still the same planet, that's for sure.

[@zgramzhnisk3036]

T-rex: I am the most undeciced dinosaur in science Giga: Shut up my size changes like every month Spino: Hold my beer

[@kaytk1762]

Bipedal Quadrupedal Bipedal with short legs Short snout Fish eater Can't swim What??!?!!?!?!?!!??!?!??????????!!!!!??!

[@kaytk1762]

No. Spino would say hold my Onchopristis and T. Rex would be like I can't hold that!!

[@eewweeppkk]

Giganotosaurus' size changes every month? Are you sure that its not just people who play ARK that think it is way bigger than its known to have been for many years?

[@crunch2427]

It’s a joke idiot

[@keahililia8208]

Spino: "Hold my Onchopristis"

[@vielvladimirvaldez6917]

its just so mindblowing knowing that flightless dragons existed.

[@firegator6853]

they look nothing like dragons

[@vielvladimirvaldez6917]

@@firegator6853 they look sorta like dragons without spikes.

[@firegator6853]

@@vielvladimirvaldez6917 idk i don't see any similarity except the sharp teeth that theropods have like all carnivorous toothed animals

[@ulink265]

i dont see the similiraty just maybe the legs but only to wyverns to i dont see similarities with classic dragons and chinese dragons

[@vielvladimirvaldez6917]

@@ulink265 yeah nvm they look more wyvern-ey

[@gotlgemhcs4833]

The whole reason why alligators can't move their tongue is because it's fused to their lower pallet

[@_Neely]

@@michealtaylor7745 Birds can move their tongue though? Though maybe I didn't understand what you meant. All I know is I have a pet bird and I've witnessed him lick things and use his tongue to help him eat stuff. I have heard they have a bone in their tongue though and my birds tongue definitely seems like it would be a lot firmer/tougher than like a mammal's tongue.

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

Word?!?

[@gotlgemhcs4833]

@@michealtaylor7745 but there saying trex wouldn't move it's tongue a lot because of alligators that is so stupid

[@gotlgemhcs4833]

@@michealtaylor7745 also birds can move there tongue a lot what are you talking about and we don't know what theropod dinosaur tongues looked like the only reason crocodilians can't move there tongue is because it's fused to there lower pallet and that's because there aquatic and use it's tongue to close it's air ways while in the water why would a land theropod need a adaptation used only for aquatic use and would never appear on land

[@avaccian629]

Friend: I finished the test, the back was hard. Me, who didn’t even know there was a back: 6:47

[@eertikrux666]

Me, realizing I over-thought a simple question and got the wrong answer while wasting time

[@tk-4815]

*2:25

[@danielsantellosalvino7585]

Bruh

[@theshadowemperor2346]

420th like

[@weepingbones_2]

*sad t-rex noises*

[@fioyl]

So we’ve wrapped right back around to “Maybe Jurassic Park had it right after all”

[@omuldinozaur5896]

Not really, it has no keratin horns, no lips, is too skinny, arms are too long, the head is completly wrong, and even the scales are the wrong kind, they are reptilian, while the real Rex probably had avian scales on the body, and reptilian only on the face. So no, the did not get it right at all.

[@xv2711]

@@omuldinozaur5896 Yeah you're right, its why its called a joke.

[@tyrannosaurusrex6571]

Who did u know Trex had Horn's and lips and the fossils show Trex scales like snake looking

[@CrazyPangolinLady]

Un canal sec 857 Well, I know a lot of people where upset about the feathers.

[@sanny8716]

@@xv2711 "It's just a joke bro"

[@Janne-k-]

new research: "T-rex didn't have feathers." Trey the explainer: "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!"

[@onionhater5887]

Janne-K he actually apologized in a video he made saying that he was “rushed” in he’s response.

[@Janne-k-]

@@onionhater5887 no he didn't. Link?

[@mr.gishere844]

@@onionhater5887 link?

[@KingofTheGojiras]

@@Janne-k- He does it in the comment section of this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2mcqJ6NjrSLnas

[@onionhater5887]

Janne-K it’s in the recap video he made for 2017 and a video by akrex

[@tyrannosaurusrex8183]

Hey guys, it’s your favorite mega theropod from the Maastrichtian! Looks like I’m getting a new redesign for saurian, and I’m flattered! I know it is different from what most people liked, but I guess we gotta change. It’s one of the things I love about paleontology, it always advances with new info. Thanks to the saurian team. Love, T. rex

[@ivancheongyokekuen4053]

Aw hey tyrant lizard king/queen!

[@tyrannosaurusrex8183]

@@ivancheongyokekuen4053 hello :D

[@silith2868]

@@tyrannosaurusrex8183 are you level 400+? If so I wanna tame you

[@theacro3472]

No you are not my favorite mega theropod but ok

[@4skininthebin]

My favourite Dino! wait...... HOW ARE YOU TYPING?!??!?!!?!?!?!

[@DaBeastPony43]

Jurassic park: "You could not live with your own failure, where did that bring you? Back to me."

[@laughinglaughing1416]

hahahahha

[@David-ni5hj]

Lib still, the T Rex didn’t looked at all like JP's Rex. Get over it.

[@DaBeastPony43]

@@David-ni5hj It's a joke

[@user-fl8ng9np7v]

@@David-ni5hj it did. But Real life T rex had orange colors and didnt roar

[@BevvyTV]

@DavGP1208 butt hurt much? you do realise the movie came out in 1993 and there model was designed (helped) by palaeontologists so yeah not accurate now but back then top notch and its frackly much accurate then some of these feathered shit people have.

[@norman157]

*Me, age 5:* Omg dinosaurs are so cool! *Me, age 11:* dinosaurs are so childish wtf!!! *Me, right now at age 17:* Dinosaurs are so fucking cool

[@BryanRodriguez-ml1vd]

Fucking Norman

[@user-oe9vs7sr5p]

They were a fascination of mine when I was a child. Then something occured and I lost my interest. Though I have never had a bad impression of them. And now stumbling upon this vid I recall warm memories of a time when my life never seemed grim as it is now.

[@norman157]

@@user-oe9vs7sr5p Dinosaurs are not for kids... but when parents buy you dinosaur toys and such, then you later think it's childish until you get interested again

[@Wellshem]

Kids now: 5: We like fortnite 11: Get the fuck out my room I'm playing fortnite 17: fucking fortnite kid, let me play LoL

[@firegator6853]

they are just animals not for kids not for adults just animals so they are not for a certain age it's just what kind of animals you like and if you are intrested about paleontology and that's what i hate some people say dinosaurs are childish like they are some kind of cartoon they are animals just like birds fish mammals reptiles insects don't worry im not talking about you im talking in general

[@a.j.medialover]

That redesign honestly looks awesomely close to the 2020-T-Rex reconstruction model at Field Museum, called "Sue" or "Fleshy".

[@Qubaisi4Life]

dinos are something i honestly appreciate and admire their existence

[@wyldeyouth]

Thats my new pick-up line : "hey there... I really admire your existence"

[@waluigihentailover6926]

That’s a phrase I could single-handedly make popular.

[@donkeymung8553]

reminds me of exactly what i thought it looked like 30 years ago.

[@freestylefighter13]

HITLER PO´´

[@matthewmasood]

so basically we are getting nowhere..

[@swain4559]

@@matthewmasood no there are quite a few differences, lips covering teeth, more inward facing arms, and MUCH less skin wrapped overall it looks like it could be a living breathing animal now and not just a godzilla movie monster

[@SomeoneCommenting]

To give you an idea, take the skeletons of a lion and a tiger. Both big cats, their skeletons nearly identical. What indication would the bones give to tell anyone who has never seen the animals alive that one has a lot of colors and stripes and the other a huge mane?

[@tonyennis3008]

Skin impressions could give the clue about the mane.

[@Osvath97]

Tiger and Lion skeletons are far from nearly identical, though I get your general point.

[@DinoMeat-qw4lg]

Hopefully life after humans aren't stupid then.

[@malligrub]

Sure, but skin impressions would clearly show they were both covered in hair as opposed to being bald, which is the more accurate analogy to the T-rex situation.

[@lookin4u1980]

Most likely they will be a able to tell the lions had manes due to the impressions of the differences do to the larger mass of hair and length around the neck area, then with the difference between the skulls of a lion compared to a tigers skull, they will then know that this animal had a mane was a Male lion and this skull that has a lion skull but no mane is the female

[@zeeby24]

This collaboration between gaming and biological science is so endlessly impressive!!

[@orangeziggy599]

Im glad to learn that TRex had lips. I'm curious to know what he used his hands for, and how he slept, and how he got up off the ground. It was interesting to learn that the 1-3 ton animals generally don't benefit from fur/feathers.

[@awesomeexpress1295]

They're arms can lift 200 lbs. They probably used them to hold the mate while mating.

[@Tyrannosaurus_rex.]

@@awesomeexpress1295 *400 lbs

[@AGuyNamedRobin]

@@awesomeexpress1295 Or also hold the prey while crushing their necks

[@Superchicken_36]

T-Rex: When will they figure out if I had feathers or not? Spinosaurus: Oh please, they thought I was a fish! Therizinosaurus: Hmm? I didn't hear you over them saying I was a turtle. Iguanodon and Megalosaurus: Keep talking.

[@TrexGamer.]

Why is this so accurate

[@ferociousrazordino3581]

Iguanadon nose horn!!!! GENIUS

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

This got me laughing!t undderated

[@rudbytorector]

Diplodocus: uhhhhhhh

[@xp_streaks_3145]

I only understand this because of ark

[@walmartpimp2]

T-Rex was purple and had green polka dots, come on people.

[@SlashoftheGreatnessOfficial]

walmartpimp2 dAm right

[@soybasedjeremy3653]

Damn so was Barney the last living T-Rex, hell of a drug dealer!

[@TacRitto]

Thats what I was gonna say

[@Chompchompyerded]

I hate you, You hate me, We're a dysfunctional family... Inspired by one of the theme songs from "Barney"

[@aussieraptor5482]

thorody the sinodaur

[@TheTwick]

One thing that still amazes me is the balance it maintains. This large mass extending outward in both directions on the feet. Makes me think balance was an essential part of its nervous system. It must have had a three axis vestibular system. I’m a microbiologist, so thinking about this is new to me.

[@anyascelticcreations]

I love that they put so much effort into being accurate about what he looked like. 👍

[@venator-classstardestroyer568]

Before you all say that you prefer the feathered T-Rex, remember that there is still the fully feathered Yutyrannus.

[@skiwee2092]

And the fact that if T. rex had feathers as a baby, it wouldn’t lose all of them by the time it grew up as well. Like how over the span of 50m years (probably got that wrong) whales still have hair

[@Deoix9877]

@@skiwee2092 changing the amount of hair on your body as you grow up is hardly the same as changing feathers into scales as you grow. no animal has been shown to change the stuff that grows on their body, so the elephant example everyone throws around really doesn't work for the t-rex. besides that, there's really no evidence that babys had feathers, so considering it as true would be dishonest. the t-rex might have had some vestigial feathers the same way a whale has some hairs, but they would be so small and spread out over their bodies that they might as well not be there.

[@Jillybear265]

Yes! I love the boi!

[@eduardofreitas8336]

Yep but yutyrannus is not that closely related to tyrannosaurus. Look at the fingers.

[@RomulusMorgan]

Skiwee Deewee yeah, it’s not like birds lose all their feathers as they age! I mean, it feels like we are kind of hinting at them being more like crocodiles.

[@JuggoJuggo]

I think T Rex was an ambush hunter, I think he was covered in moss, mud, debris and pretended to be a tree.

[@dondragmer2412]

Probably a boulder instead.

[@NoName-ze4qn]

T Rex was too thicc to be a tree.

[@JuggoJuggo]

@@NoName-ze4qn Trees were bigger back then, there are fossils of leaves a couple of feet across. But whatever, he could have been a pile of dirt, just a motionless piece of nature. Dinosaurs were dumb, it wouldn't take much to fool them.

[@thatguykenny1284]

But were they found in Vietnam?

[@adralenagd2669]

Shit that reminded me of scp 682

[@davidgrech4574]

Thank you for sharing your insights and your artistry. I hope that you will continue to bless us with more videos 🙏

[@cindydintn]

I appreciate your hard work, and the excellent commentary! Thank you very much!

[@ludahwolf3634]

Damn so that purple dinosaur Barney was the last closest representation we had of t rex then ?

[@dondragmer2412]

I really doubt T. rex was that closely represented by Barney because I cannot imagine it singing that badly even if it did not have vocal cords that enable it to roar like a supersized lion.

[@lawrencebittke8478]

Louis Boyd Barney was Raspberry in color and could do comedy monologues.

[@-TheUnkownUser]

Louis Boyd Destiny... Is not without irony

[@ArigatoPlays]

Saurian is a really amazing project

[@vianjelos]

I apprechiate their accuracy over nostalgia..its important to make updates based off of scientific discoveries and not just leave the models inaccurate because "they look cool" ..

[@dakotadawn5789]

Cool project and I bought the game but sadly refunded since while it’s cool to look at its not a very ‘fun’ game to play. I had pretty much experienced it all in half an hour

[@shadowwarrior2371]

vianjelos The whole point of Saurian is to be scientifically accurate, so yeah lol I’m so incredibly glad the project exists as well. I don’t even really care about gameplay, I just want accurate and groundbreaking reconstructions in an interactive environment (and one that is easily accessible to the general public!). It’s an amazing achievement, and I’d give all my money to it just for that if it was practical lmao

[@crimsonxwyvernhd9088]

Will Saurian be as fun as Ark is? 😛

[@hypn0298]

CrimsonXWyvernHD no, because it's more realistic. But it'll be fascinating for sure.

[@williamsparks1521]

As a dino fan for 64 years (68 yo) I've read everything I can get my hands on. This creation with the explanation seems extremely plausible.

[@lokesk9938]

Enjoy your retirement day's, take care

[@DopeyDetector]

​@@lokesk9938queef

[@Mafioso1731]

I don't know why or how this came on my feed, but now I want to study Dinosaurs and play this game. I ate too much icecream today :(

[@compulsoryevacuationdevice]

1:22 D E S P A C I T O S A U R U S

[@zeropomegranates9976]

“Alexasaurus, play despacitosaurus”

[@smellyclementineshorrifyin5973]

Daspleteosaurus? Fuck off, nerd. Despacitosaurus? F U C K Y E A H

[@gergopiroska1943]

Daspletosaurus Despacito memes are dead asf

[@zeropomegranates9976]

@@gergopiroska1943 "ate dead af"

[@gergopiroska1943]

@@zeropomegranates9976 it's called "misspelling" ARE ARE ARE ARE ARE Are you happy now?

[@exlibrisas]

I must admit, as big fan of dinosaurs, I really feel quite indifferent about weather they had feathers or not. I am only interested in truth. Whatever the outcome of studies, I'll take it with joy.

[@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248]

Yeah, I liked the megachickenosaurus rex, oh well, at least it’s not a crocycrocascalosaurus, but a dryamphibianlookingosaurus.

[@exlibrisas]

@@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248 Love your profile xDD

[@cookiesontoast9981]

@@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248 Casserole.

[@williamjordan8603]

Whether

[@Wurstsemmler]

Truth is They all had mullets

[@grayfullbaster3246]

Mark Witton was my university professor , and he’s knowledge about paleontology is insane .. glad I met him

[@chrispyfriedchicken9648]

Its amazing looking back at this 2 years later. This was the start of a new era for trex. It feels like the saurian rex has been the gold standard for all accurate trex designs since. Pnso, the field museum, beasts of the Mesozoic, and rebor have all designed similar models to this design since, and I finally feel at rest knowing that the accurate image of trex will likely not change for a long time, if ever

[@KidBuuBuu1214]

Yes, this truly is the best image of a rex. Without feathers is the best

[@ProfezorFirdaus]

"Most accurate T-Rex representation" Me: CHONK !

[@Your_Father1980]

is it just me or is he looking kinda *T H I C C*

[@francofernandes2006]

I'm trying to hunt Triceratops, but I'm dummy THICC and the clap of my cheeks keeps alerting them!

[@NigelThornbery]

T. Rex's comically small arms getting even smaller? Fine with me.

[@SquirrelASMR]

I mean at this point they just look like hard nipples...

[@marpl8761]

Tell that to the Carno

[@keahililia8208]

Majungasaurus: Hold my carcass

[@bartender6965]

Before you know it they won't have arms

[@Zoditron]

You want comically small? Look at Carnotaurus

[@jamesschauer1056]

Pretty fascinating. Really neat how much it's perceived appearance has changed in just over 100 years.

[@daedricender7276]

Person, I feel like young tyrannosaurs have feathers or maybe thin quill like feathers, for camo, maybe to simulate bushes or ground texture, or even to appear like a raptor young, and then when the get larger and they can defend them self the loose these feathers, but it could be that some adults have small “hairs” (left over feathers) from their youth, but this may be not that common

[@joemartinez4518]

this is fake everyone know t rex had lips and a mustache

[@primeribgaming2681]

Joe Martinez And a Top hat, monocle, and cane. We also know their mating call and they danced a little jig to impress females. “Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my ragtime gal!”

[@infidel6728]

Was it a pencil thin mustache?

[@iu3794]

An Prehistoric Mustache!!!

[@yuvarudra6602]

U forgot beard 😂

[@fridericusrex7042]

Nah it was a toothbrush moustache, watch out for dinosaur hitler!

[@addictedtochocolate920]

Why can't people be this accurate when representing medieval setting too? This is cool and it dosen't promote misconceptions/misinformation about the cretaceous era or its wild life

[@kingtigertheheavy5945]

If you want a really accurate medieval based game i would recommend Kingdom Come Deliverance. Its based in medieval Bohemia

[@Safiyahalishah]

@@kingtigertheheavy5945 I concur, this is a good recommendation. I love that game.

[@BasedForever0]

@@kingtigertheheavy5945 Yes, it is very good. I was one of the original supporters, I waited 2 years for that game to be finished/made and I can say I was NOT dissappointed.

[@fieldmarshaljoe]

King Tiger The heavy whats accurate about it lol, hardly anything

[@macrebs4484]

fieldmarshaljoe Exactly. The developers kept talking about how they wanted to create a realistic medieval game. So people just assumed that everything within the game was mostly accurate, when the vast majority was inaccurate.

[@fluxster1022]

Though I'm more a fan of the feathered version aesthetically. I want dinosaurs to be depicted as scientifically accurately as possible and no matter what they looked like, coming face to face with a t-rex is going to be the most terrifying moment of your life. Feathers or not. I've had the unfortunate pleasure of seeing a fully grown ostrich being a bit cranky so just scale that up and I'll probably die of shock on the spot before I get eaten.

[@sslocke]

if i was about to be eaten by giant chicken-saurus rex I'd probably chuckle a bit before it got me. Scally T.rex i am pissing myself the whole way

[@Radiata_Lionfish]

@@sslocke I personally think that feathers can look far scarier, specially if we're talking about animals like Dakotaraptor, Yutyrannus, and similar animals. Don't believe me? Take a look at this giant petrel that just finished feasting on a seal's carcass (TW: Gore): abinantarctica.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/img_5981.jpg

[@primisoda1400]

@@Radiata_Lionfish honestly it would be scarier if it was a monitor lizard with blood all over its body

[@Radiata_Lionfish]

@@primisoda1400 Fair enough, maybe the thing I find so unsettling about this photography is the petrel's eyes combined with blood-coated face. The eyes make the petrel look like it's gaze is piercing directly into your soul IMO, calculating when or if it should take a bite.

[@primisoda1400]

@@Radiata_Lionfish its just that a reptile's gaze is so soulless, its only thought on its mind is to eat and kill

[@broccolinyu911]

"The feathered T-Rex so many of us had gotten used to seeing" *laughs in the days of Jurassic Park, Land Before Time, and Turok* I was never big on the whole feathered rex

[@ghostface5077]

bro same

[@KidBuuBuu1214]

Feathered dinosaurs are lame. When I heard of them having feathers it really was a huge let down. Of course yutyrannus had them, but most "feathered" dinosaurs I just couldn't bring myself to like

[@StoutShako]

Yall are so boring omg. You've clearly never been chased by a swan or a cassowary huh.

[@frenchfry9370]

Agreed with the bigger ones like Rexes, Trics and Sauropods, though I think feathered raptors and other small dino's would look pretty cool

[@Victor-fm3xd]

@@KidBuuBuu1214 so you’re pretty much saying most theropods are lame then?

[@cobraconcept1]

Props for actually redeveloping according to new scientific discoveries!

[@lEGOBOT2565]

Except many paleontologists have refuted the new discoveries and Saurian's claims using examples from T-rex's closest living relatives; birds. Feathers don't have to only insulate, and in fact many feathers are used to diffuse heat, like a heat sink. that and there have been studies found that T-rex's relatives, such as Yutyrannus, were covered in feathers, and gave many real life examples of the ecosystem that currently resides in the Hell Creek formation then and now that state that; T-rex did indeed have feathers, we just don't know how many

[@randomdude-fp6jm]

@@lEGOBOT2565 we need to think of trex and yutyarannus (misspelled) like african elephant and mammoths see what ? Yuti has feathers cuz it lived in a colder place AND besides that yuri is not so related compared to alberto, tarbo and gorgo just by looking at the arms and again yti more looked more like a featherd allosaurus then a t.rex (not that yuti is a allosaurus species)

[@lEGOBOT2565]

@@randomdude-fp6jm except that Yutyrannus lived in a warmer period of time and more south that T-Rex. So shouldn't T-Rex also have feathers?

[@randomdude-fp6jm]

@@lEGOBOT2565 does a afrrican elephant 0% fur (my god that spelling 10/10) no a african elephant has little feathers but id say the covrage of a t.rex should be = arms the rest... i d k

[@lEGOBOT2565]

@@randomdude-fp6jm from how you phrased it, you pretty much said "T-Rex shouldn't have any feathers"

[@user-kl6cx2vl3f]

I'm 100% certain dinosaurs wore Jordan's and had waves

[@catspaghetti4515]

Yeah i agree T rex boi: wave check T rex other boi: that shits fire! Check out my new kicks, theyre jordans

[@MoistDelta.]

And had air pods

[@Sandman27-88]

They forgot the Jerry curl juice

[@forevermarked5826]

M- you are absolutely correct

[@forevermarked5826]

@@MoistDelta. yup. AIr pods for sure

[@billhoward532]

Great video - full of fascinating info.

[@kgowthamsiva9578]

Thanks for making this video

[@rin_hat]

6:46 genuine fear

[@qcolder7629]

nah, they're just having flashbacks

[@giorgigarsevanidze6334]

tfw mom opens the homework folder

[@yoboikamil525]

tfw your mom types in "h" in the Google search bar on your computer

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

Nice pfp

[@bubblingboilerproductions9490]

@@yoboikamil525 I don’t get it

[@sirankleknocker3122]

I wasn’t fine with the feather Rex, now I realise it’s kinda cute

[@arankah.9350]

I feel you I am kinda sad now

[@JetStream_Mann]

Well it’s not supposed to

[@Fury947]

Never underestimate the king of tyrant lizards

[@iforgot87872]

I’m honestly really glad trex probably didnt have feathers

[@theofficalchairmanrevoluti614]

@@JetStream_Mann In reality, its not supposed to be anything. It was a real, breathing animal.

[@KernowekTim]

" Well I guess I'll have seen about everything, when I see a T Rex fly".

[@bengoet89]

My brain is creepy from time to time. Me: watches a redesigning of t Rex My brain: since chicken are basically dinosaurs, does this mean, t rex tastes like chicken? Me: what the hell man???

[@dairemckenna6408]

This is a thought we have all probably thought before, but since we do have recounts of what dodo meat, an animal much more closely related to a chicken but still quite far off, tasted like (dry and bland) it is fair to assume Tyrannosaurus meat would be fairly different in taste to that of a modern chicken

[@kingdoge69]

KFC and Popeyes would have a field day if these bad boys were still around

[@LarryThePhotoGuy]

@@kingdoge69 Imagine the size of the McNuggets!

[@ElysetheEevee]

@@dairemckenna6408 **Distorted Ark: Survival Evolved dodo noises intensifies**

[@imevolved5412]

T-Rex starts scaly, gets feathers, then becomes scaly again Spinosaurus starts bipedal, becomes a quadruped, then becomes bipedal again Hmmmmmmm I'm smelling some kind of Jurassic Park conspiracy here 🤔 All jokes aside, this was very interesting!

[@kr1st0saurus]

Next trikes will have four horns!

[@sinny5404]

@@kr1st0saurus actually trikes never technically existed and are just a baby of another species mistakenly thought to have been it's own species... Ha...ha... Look up taurosaurus

[@maxsainz2279]

I don't think spinos are bipedal again.

[@maxsainz2279]

@@sinny5404 or triceratops and taurasaurus were two different species.

[@sinny5404]

@@maxsainz2279 I was quoting a theory they had going. It's not confirmed or denied

[@TheFunniBaconMan]

1993: Look, Steven. Stevy-boi. Spielbergien. Your depiction of the T-rex is wrong. 2018: Hey Steve? Remember when we said you were wrong? Well... _oops_

[@crampus8205]

The skull shape, arms, and overall size were still very off though.

[@gangweedernigga4012]

@@crampus8205 how far off were was the size in JP?

[@crampus8205]

@@gangweedernigga4012 both longer and lighter in weight than the real deal.

[@majora5651]

JP‘s T-Rex was basically a skinny legend, but like - way too big in size

[@russellbrown6888]

@@majora5651 I would argue that the size is a result of tampering by Dr. Wu. Remember, the JP dinosaurs were made to be attractions in a theme park, and they'd had DNA from other animals spliced into their genomes to fill in the gaps. There's no telling how much all that splicing has changed those dinosaurs, whether it be size or capabilities (Frilled Lizard + Spitting Cobra + Dilophosaurus?).

[@MrZooBreak]

Excellent presentation of ongoing work. I can't fathom the many silly responses in the comments. Paleontology relies on inference from incomplete data, and this is science at its best. Thanks again, Ben!

[@danimalgame8225]

Just bought saurian, this video is what introduced me to it. Thank you very much ^_^

[@sky1arks995]

I'm sad to see the feathered t rex go, but the logic and research behind it seems pretty reasonable. The question is; if the adult didn't have feathers because of its size, did the babies have any feathers? It would be pretty interesting if the babies hatched with feathers, then molted them permanently once they grew to a certain size. Kinda like how Hoatzin chicks are born retaining claws on their wings, but lose them once their wings are developed enough to fly.

[@BenGThomas]

As the blog says, it's very possible that this could occur, but since it's not known to happen in any other animal they have decided not to include it in their restoration.

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

I'd say that it would depend on whether or not it would be evolutionarily advantageous for the young to have feathers. Personally, I think it would make sense for them to have them, as feathers would provide extra warmth, camouflage, and protection in a particularly vulnerable stage of life. We'll have to wait and see if this is supported by evidence or not in the future, of course.

[@petercarioscia9189]

I'd like this to be true but it'd be the only creature to lose it's feathering entirely from adolescent into adulthood

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

@@petercarioscia9189 in fairness, there are no animals like the dinosaurs alive today. Pachyderms are born hairless because most mammals are, regardless. All birds, however, are born with feathers; Tyrannosaurs, being non-avian birds, could very well be the same. Again, it is up for debate until evidence can prove or disprove the hypothesis that infant Tyrannosaurs were feathered.

[@thewolfofcomedy5966]

@@DISTurbedwaffle918 You've got it mixed up. T.rex was not a non-avian bird, birds are non-avian dinosaurs. A non-avian bird is an oxymoron

[@j.mangum7652]

If you're happy and you know it clap your...oh:(

[@xv2711]

Hahaha

[@cagan1357]

Well at least he can stomp his feet

[@laughinglaughing1416]

hahahahahhahaha

[@firegator6853]

if you're happy and you know it stomp your feet!

[@samuraijackoff5354]

PerfectSloth 26 Mmmmmm yummy feet

[@petersellers9219]

Is great to hear that TRex dinosaurs have been keeping up with latest developments.

[@joshjeorgemejia9397]

This is my favourite Ben G Thomas video 👍👍

[@cursedalien]

I think that since t-rex was an animal, it ought to have had some fat in life, rather than being shrink-wrapped like the jp rex.

[@tippylord5808]

Witch jp rex

[@user-mp8wy8lp4y]

Haha Trex fat lip boi

[@lollol-kz8vc]

some might have buts its like a dog/lion fast apex predator means low bodyfat generally

[@MrChickennugget360]

JP Rex was anorexic that is why she was so skinny. All the Dinosaurs were female so there was lots of peer pressure to be skinny.

[@isthatbraised]

@@lollol-kz8vc Well not obese, like general fat that they would have along with muscles

[@thegameres816]

... Can't we just time travel to figure this out?

[@BenGThomas]

Hehe, I wish :)

[@felipet.s910]

I dreamed with this day for many nights...

[@supakritpulmanausahakul1650]

**doctor who theme starts**

[@strangeperson700]

If we travel 65.5 million light years away from earth in about two months and get a really powerful telescope capable of seeing the surface of earth from where we end up then we might.

[@invisiblejaguar1]

Also, no danger of getting eaten, bonus :-)

[@jolu1621]

Outstanding illustrations 👍

[@shotemup123]

Videos like this make me warm and fuzzy inside

[@GimmieTheJimmie]

Why people ever romanticized the idea of a feathered Tyrannosaurus is beyond me. I've seen countless "I miss the feathers" comments, but this isn't some fandom. We don't get to prefer what we want when it comes to science. These are animals, and frankly it doesn't matter what your preference of it is. Be prepared to drop established concepts of Dinosaurs as you know them, as they are bound to change with new evidence.

[@FirstDagger]

It goes both directions, people were complaining about "I miss the scaly Trex" on many videos.

[@brettforsyth4842]

Feathers look cool but, eh. I don't mind either way.

[@yuyaricachimuel555]

Pretty sad comment thread.

[@peachibread1983]

@Hamish Rev science doesn't care about your feelings. Get over it.

[@peachibread1983]

@@shitpost9237 feathered dinosaurs are fine but, t Rex wasn't feathered. You can argue all you want but science says it doesn't have feathers. So yeah.

[@misirloupowerslide]

And we’re slowly returning to the Jurassic park Rex which has always been my favorite lol

[@SullyFox]

Not quite. The Jurassic Park Rex's teeth were visible when its mouth was closed, unlike real Tyrannosaurs that hid their teeth behind lips. Also, the T-Rex in JP roared, which we know is impossible since the vocal cords required to "roar" wouldn't yet exist in the fossil record until millions of years after the Chicxulub impact. Also, real Tyrannosaurs had forward facing binocular eyes that could see and track very well, unlike the JP Rex that could only detect movement.

[@mohammadsaleem5990]

@@SullyFox they actually acknowledge that in the movie. All dinosaurs in jp have had their dna heavily modified. Someone even says they would have looked a lot different if they were accurately reconstructed.

[@pugg0wugg083]

@@mohammadsaleem5990 Yeah Dr. Wu the main scientist in the movie said that

[@misirloupowerslide]

@@SullyFox certainly there are differences but who is to say what perceptions will change in the future ? Perhaps they did roar or perhaps their teeth did show ? I know current data shows otherwise but to that end as was stated Jurassic park acknowledges the inaccuracies and for the most part my comment is highlighting the idea that people tried to push the idea that T-Rex was covered in modern feathers as opposed to possibly some primordial ones

[@Skumrasket]

@@SullyFox "real" lmao it has yet to be confirmed if dinosaurs had lips and yet u still refer to current theorys as "real" when it may as well change in the future

[@arachnophilegrrl]

I love that Mark Witton's art is used so well here. :)

[@Baelzebubba]

Outstanding work. I'll leave it to experts to debate the plausibility of this reconstruction but it is visually impressive in the extreme.

[@theelevatedone5323]

Trey the explainer: *internal screaming intensifies*

[@JohananRaatz]

HAHAHAHA!!! Jordan Peterson: Our latest studies tell us T. rex did not have feathers. KaTrey the Newxplainer: So you're saying T. rex had feathers?

[@spinosaurusstriker]

When he say that? In the video about what. Dinosaurs could have feathers he mentioned that the rex could just have it when it was little or in some specific áreas.

[@ch4rmy]

@Red Canyon with that logic, same thing goes for trey. If he doesnt like the idea of scaly trex then he shouldnt throw "hate speech" toward the scaly trex fans

[@faithful2b1]

Thinking the same thing

[@ryand2543]

If you don't get why trey would scream at this then you've never watched trey the explainer

[@therevanite7151]

Wait-isn’t it possible that young Tyrannosaurids had feathers and as they age the shed feathers?

[@user-mp8wy8lp4y]

Pretty sure that's been proven

[@totallynotjevii574]

You can’t have feathers and scales underneath

[@user-mp8wy8lp4y]

@@totallynotjevii574 well what he meant is that the feathers shed as they grow older

[@chieckenman4432]

@@totallynotjevii574 i think that just might be possible, look at modern day birds

[@caesarjackson8230]

yes

[@unclejoe7466]

Love the illustration by Angie Rodriquez. Loosely expressive foliage, humid atmosphere, oblique and indirect light, and descriptive animals = very cool.

[@ranwolfFARM]

Feathers or not, I LOVE DINOSAURS!! Thank you for this video. Very interesting.

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

RIP fluffy Rex :( you will be missed

[@1lobster]

Hail Giratina The true god, didn't it still have fethers on it's head? Or dose that depend on climate?

[@bkjeong4302]

Actually it isn’t quite RIP yet. We just know it lacked feathers on a lot of parts of its anatomy.

[@1lobster]

Bk Jeong, maybe the amount of fethers was determined by climate?

[@bkjeong4302]

The study itself actually shows that's not too likely.

[@1lobster]

Bk Jeong, so Trex may have shed like a dog in summer? Cool!

[@mono-tone362]

no this video is fake, everyone know that t-rex makes the sound "yee"

[@rambu3013]

Green skin and derpy eyes

[@CoolbonnieXD]

Dinosaurs also had BIG lips

[@stilltlrforlife]

No...it sound was " booga booga boo"

[@davidwoods7408]

And...they liked shrubbery!

[@antoniopacifico5014]

No just MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@ezranotbridger]

I adore the colors along with the insanely dedicated work that has been going into this and attempting to create the most accurate representations. My one potential critique would be the placement of the gastral ribs (the ones that go along the underside of the belly) seems a little high up (I’m comparing their skeleton to Sue, since they are the most complete single skeleton and I’ve seen them in person relatively recently), but granted theirs is based on many specimens, and those ribs may shift lower as tyrannosaurs age (given that Sue was 28 when they died and was most likely in the higher range of the tyrannosaur lifespan, with evidence of arthritis and such in the tail) it is probably a good placement for a mid-lifespan/young adult tyrannosaur. Immaculate work and I’m excited to see what happens when more research leads to another redesign :)

[@HkFinn83]

Sue is one dinosaur isn’t she? Why are you using the plural

[@haydnadkins5007]

Honestly, when it comes to what the T-Rex looks like now, it's the most terrifying for me. Like looking at it head on send chills down my back.

[@gadyariv2456]

the problem with Saurian is that they focus so much time and effort on the realistic dinosaur models...they are missing an overall realistic experience. the Cretaceous forest should be teaming with flying and crawling insects, small mammals, and flying birds, yet all you see are the big animals, and that is especially apparent in the juvenile stage when you are small dinosaur foraging the undergrowth. I would imagine an adult dinosaur would also attract small animals, just like how elephants have a following of egrets and oxpeckers, so would Triceratops or an Ankylosaurus must have been a great attraction for smaller Cretaceous animals. Had the focus was on only one playable animal, and a richer lively environment the game would be much less disappointing and much more enthralling, right now it's just too lifeless and empty.

[@megasupreme9985]

The game isnt complete, so many animals are still to be added, such as mammals. However, they have a size limit in mind when adding in new animals, with Chamops being an example of the smallest an animal can be to pass through into the game due to optimization. Right now there already is a bird, depalma's orinthurine. There are two more birds to come as well, Brodavis, and Avisaurus.

[@lukeframpton277]

Do keep in mind that it's still not even in alpha yet, it's going to be a while...

[@PrimalGamer2656]

Gad Yariv my boy the game isn’t done yet and yeah there going to to be obviously touching up the animals that you play as more than other animals

[@sinny5404]

Sorry but I couldn't keep quiet.. lol. Triceratops isn't a dinosaur (well kind of. Let me explain) When they first found triceratops they were vexed by why they could never find baby trike skeletons besides those in eggs. Well they discovered the Taurosaurus. And with it they found out that the triceratops wasn't a full dinosaur, it was just a baby taurosaurus the whole time. Since triceratops was discovered first it's a sensitive topic whether it's a taurosaurus or our beloved trike. Though taurosaurus looks much different . The crest we all know actually splits down the middle as it grows.

[@Dragrath1]

I've heard Jack Horner's argument regarding the Triceratops/Torosaurus though his claims have been supported for other late cretaceous species the Triceratops vs Torosaurus debate has been more murky due to research supporting both possibilities in the Triceratops / Torosaurus debate.

[@ghostiegoober108]

While I am upset that the T-Rex no longer has feathers, I am glad we know more about the Dinosaur.

[@thedukeofchutney468]

TBH JP's Rex is still pretty darn accurate from a visual perspective. Sure, not everything in the movie was accurate, but many of the designs (T-rex, Brachiosaurus (Giraffetitan), parasarolephus) still hold up fairly well. Plus the movie almost single-handedly got people to stop viewing dinosaurs as slow lumbering beast and started to get people to see them as agile, intelligent and dangerous.

[@londoncintron680]

Well if you miss feathery _T. rex_ you still have _Yutyrannus._ It's not as large as Rexy and it has longer arms, but fossil evidence shows it was covered in floof.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

Dinosaurs with feathers seem silly anyways. What would be the purpose for a massive reptile to have feathers??

[@Rune_Scholar]

Javontae Eaddy dinosaurs are not massive reptiles. Some dinosaurs were very small. Calling them reptiles is the same as calling you a synapsid. Sure it's technically true but I don't expect you to have scales.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

@@Rune_Scholar T-Rex was huge....that's what I was talking about

[@Thestrongestjuju]

Make more saurophaganax content mam cus your dinosaur bit of your channel is a masterpiece

[@ajayempee]

Hi Ben! I loooooove your videos i'm such a fan you are so professional you have kept me entertained for hooouuurs. But i have a question for you - have you done any videos on ceratopsians? I had a look but i couldn't find any... if not, would you mind explaining the history of ceratopsian, the usual, what they evolved from, basal and derived ceratopsians? Ooor, you could even do a series! That would be amazing. Thanks, Ajay.

[@lawabiding9152]

Before feathers the t-Rex looked normal, with feathers the t-Rex looked either goofy or perfect, after the feathers became scales again the t-Rex looks naked.

[@jasonhatt4295]

Before/After, what about how it looked in between!

[@lawabiding9152]

Jason Hatt in between is the one with feathers..

[@jasonhatt4295]

@@lawabiding9152 I mean In between going from scales to feathers, when it's half feathered half scaled.

[@lawabiding9152]

Jason Hatt id still consider that feathered

[@jasonhatt4295]

@@lawabiding9152 Let's get some money from a college to study this

[@WormOfEscence]

Damn boy he THIC!

[@longshlongg6866]

@J Godsey They had to be THIC. Those motherfuckers weighed 30 tons and had to eat 140 kilograms of meat a day. 🥩🦖

[@braydenfleenor6114]

This looks amazing I think this is probably what the T. rex looked like in my opinion

[@Shagamaw-100]

Great video.

[@done4195]

Game developers: chop off feathers Paleontologists: You should have gone for the head!

[@dondragmer2412]

Chop off the head? I don't think T. rex will go for that!

[@arkihm1233]

maybe THANOS WAS THE T REX BEFORE ..

[@majora5651]

I understood that reference!

[@BappO-is-me]

I’m so glad game designers are doing their research and trying their hardest to make a realistic prehistoric game!

[@Samurai78420]

This brings out the little kid in me. What a cool video.

[@rodcab2973]

Godbless, the King is back!

[@Superchicken_36]

One day someone will not be able to take all the different dinosaur theories and just revive one. That day... Scientist 1: I DID IT! I REVIVED A DINOSAUR! Scientist 2: Dave you performed CPR on a rock pigeon.

[@idontusethisanymore667]

I laughed so hard that I fell out of my chair. Thank you for this you get a like.

[@aroma4728]

We can’t really make a dinosaur. If we did, then it wouldn’t look the same. It’s kinda like the JW movie, where Dr. Wu said all the dinosaurs have frog dna as filler.

[@ezioauditore7636]

@@aroma4728 Did you even read the comment?

[@somedayitsgonnamakesense]

that T-rex on the thumbnail is THICC that's me after the quarantine

[@AmnieKa]

Chonky Rex

[@virglibrsaglove]

You and most of the rest of us! 🤣🤣🤣

[@alanaprem4118]

But it’s what it really looked liked

[@ivancheongyokekuen4053]

@@alanaprem4118 true have you seen modern day animals shrink wrapped 🤣

[@tmcyt3037]

lol how is it going?

[@DarthPickleCT]

I knew it wouldn’t have looked completely like that I’m so happy it has lots of scales

[@longshlongg6866]

@Mitchell BURGESS The earliest ancestors of the T-Rex actually were covered in feathers but they lost them when they migrated and evolved to their giant size.

[@VTECH650]

great video

[@UberTankred]

T-Rex had big, soft, luscious lips!

[@Nersius]

And a highly mobile tongue that grew in finesse as it reached sexual maturity!

[@Up10tionslay]

@@Nersius oh my god imagine t-rexes makinh out lmfao

[@bubblingboilerproductions9490]

And pretty thicc too

[@michealtaylor7745]

Why do you not make comments that are intellectually acceptable, & why even watch this in the 1st place?

[@atomeater]

@@michealtaylor7745 it's called a joke

[@DeX9O2]

“We spared no expense”

[@Bailey_Dreamfoot]

This is good

[@dapperdino6044]

“We have a T.rex!”

[@Luna_Spiritus]

God I love your channel ❤

[@emim.5092]

4:43 imagine their arms were actually fuckin buff tho like they did curls and worked out and having mega buff biceps were all the rage in trex culture xDD