Details about the Indominus Rex, the main dinosaur in the upcoming science fiction adventure thriller "Jurassic World," have been revealed through the film's website.
Based on the dinosaur's profile on the site, the Indominus Rex, which translates to "terrible lizard," will replace the Tyrannosaurus Rex as the top predator in the latest installment of the "Jurassic Park" film series, Screen Crush reported.
The monstrous reptile has a height of about 40 feet and is capable of sprinting of up to 30 miles per hour. According to the site, its roar is as loud as the sound of a 747 jet while it's taking off.
Although the Indominus Rex looks a bit similar to the famous T-Rex, it bears certain physical characteristics that make it appear more menacing.
Unlike the carnivorous dinosaur that terrorized viewers of the previous "Jurassic Park" films, the Indominus Rex has a rigid and bony body structure. Its head is also shaped differently and has horns above its eyes.
The site explained that the Indominus Rex was a product of genetic testing by the Hammond Creation Lab, the fictional scientific organization behind the "Jurassic World" theme park. Its creation was ordered by the park's owner as part of its efforts to attract more visitors.
It features DNA material from other Theropod dinosaurs such as the Giganotosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus and Rugops.
Like other Theropods and certain shark species, the teeth of the Indominus Rex are naturally replaced whenever they fall off.
"Jurassic World" is scheduled to debut on June 12, 2015. It stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nick Robinson, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson, TY Simpkins and BD Wong. "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Chris Pratt will play the film's lead character Owen, a member of the theme park's staff.
The film takes place two years after the first "Jurassic Park" and is set in the same island as the original film.
