Science backs up what looks to be one of the scariest sequences in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. Based on the trailers for the film, it seems like the upcoming Jurᴀssic World Rebirth will be terrifying. For example, the scenes which feature the characters being stalked by a mosasaurus while on a boat and dangling from a cliff while fighting a quetzalcoatlus will surely keep audience members on the edge of their seats. Additionally, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s new hybrid dinosaur known as the D-rex looks like it could potentially be the scariest creature ever seen in the franchise.
However, even though there will be many dinosaurs in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, it is impossible to forget about the Tyrannosaurus rex. The T-rex was the most formidable dinosaur in the original Jurᴀssic Park movie, and it’s practically a requirement for it to be featured in every film in the franchise. Therefore, it should not be a surprise to anyone when some of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s characters get attacked by a T-rex in the film. However, one sequence in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth will show a T-rex swimming, which is quite rare.
Can A T-Rex Really Swim Like In Jurᴀssic World Rebirth?
Evidence Proves That T-Rex’s Swam In Real Life
While most viewers likely wouldn’t initially ᴀssume that T-rex’s can swim, the dinosaur species has actually been shown in water in a previous movie in the franchise. A T-rex actually swims in The Lost World: Jurᴀssic Park, which is the second film in the franchise. However, it seems like a lot more emphasis will be placed on a T-rex’s ability to swim in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. Thankfully, according to experts, T-rex’s were indeed able to swim in real life.
As is explained in Apple TV+’s Prehistoric Planet, marks known as “swim traces” have been found on fossils of T-rex’s. Additionally, with CT scans, experts have discovered that T-rex’s bones have a hollow structure, which would’ve helped them float while swimming across large bodies of water. Therefore, the T-rex swimming down the river in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is actually very realistic. Since T-rex’s are also archosaurs, it makes sense that it resembles a crocodile when it swims in the upcoming movie.
Real Science Highlights One Water Danger For The T-Rex
T-Rex’s Were Much More Vulnerable In Water
The above evidence proves that T-rex’s used to swim during the Prehistoric Age. However, as David Attenborough notes in Prehistoric Planet, T-rex’s likely didn’t choose to swim much or for far distances because they were more vulnerable in the water. T-rex’s never actually hunted in the water and only swam to reach different islands. However, the ocean was obviously the main hunting area for the aforementioned mosasaurus, which is another dinosaur that will be seen in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth.
A T-rex and a mosasaurus will both be featured in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, but it would be surprising if the two dinosaurs had an encounter in the film.
Since T-rex’s easily could have been killed by a mosasaurus while swimming in the ocean, they likely tried to avoid doing so. A T-rex and a mosasaurus will both be featured in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, but it would be surprising if the two dinosaurs had an encounter in the film. After all, the T-rex is only seen swimming in the narrow river in the trailer for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. Since the mosasaurus likely wouldn’t even be able to fit in this river, the T-rex will probably be safe from the much bigger dinosaur species during this specific sequence.
Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s T-Rex Scene Is Incredibly Exciting
This Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Scene Looks Terrifying
It is great that the T-rex swimming scene in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is actually realistic, since it is one of the most anticipated sequences in the movie. This T-rex river attack scene was actually pulled from the original Jurᴀssic Park novel, which was written by Michael Crichton. This sequence was originally planned to be included in Steven Spielberg’s first Jurᴀssic Park movie, but ultimately ended up being cut.
After Jurᴀssic Park screenwriter David Koepp was brought back to write Rebirth, he decided to include the thrilling sequence in the script. Therefore, some fans of the franchise have been waiting over 30 years to see this scene on the big screen. Because of this, I have high hopes for the T-rex river attack scene in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, which hits theaters on July 2, 2025.
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