Youth Collection t rex Revised Dinosaur Model
tyrannosaurus rex It may be the most famous of all dinosaurs, but baby tyrannosaur figures are few and far between. Far East-based Collecta has produced a non-scale replica of a young Tyrannosaurus for its prehistoric animal and dinosaur model series and what a fine figure too.
The model is around three inches long from its short, stubby snout to the tip of its striped tail and is just over two inches tall. The model has been sculpted to give the impression that this young man was feathered. Paleontologists believe that warm-blooded (endothermic) animals such as t rex they may have been covered with insulating feathers to help keep them warm.
long legacy
Standing on its long legs, this youngster was much more agile than the adult animal. It probably had to be as it would have been on the menu of other Late Cretaceous predators, including members of his own family and brothers. The model rests on a base, this allows the three toes to be approximately in proportion with the rest of the body, although as not tyrannosaurus rex a baby skeleton has never been found, body proportions are approximate. Some fragmentary fossil material from the Hell Creek Formation of the western United States and part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (California) collection of vertebrate fossils has been attributed to a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex, but several scientists have questioned whether these fossils really represent a juvenile of the species.
Distal growth used to create a dinosaur model
The scientific concept of distal growth has been used to create this Colleca dinosaur model. The animal has been given relatively long limbs in proportion to its head and body. As an adult, the body proportions of t rex it would have been very different.
A camouflaged predator
The model has been painted with green and brown stripes in the shape of a white “V” on the neck and back, in front of the hips. The head is mainly brown but with a reddish tinge behind the eyes. The coloration would have helped camouflage this young dinosaur and prevent it from being seen by predators.
Excellent dinosaur replica.
The baby tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur is an excellent addition to the Collecta model range. Works well with the 1:40 scale adult. t rex model that can be found in the Deluxe model series. We hope this manufacturer will continue to make more baby dinosaur models.
