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    I've looked at the Hasbro Websites Jurassic World page, and have come to the following Conclusion: Toys in this line either look great, or look like, pardon my 'language', scrap.
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    Got the T-rex for my Bday. Love him. Solid plastic and paint apps.
    Those mixed breeds look awesome but i don't really want anything but original dinos, not made up ones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post

    ! Also, in keeping with dinosaur nomenclature, it should probably be call it Indomitosaurus Rex ("Unconquerable lizard king").
    Many Dinosaurs didn't have saurus at the end of their name.
    Iguanadon
    Baryonyx
    Suchomimus
    etc
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    Quote Originally Posted by UltimateGalvatron View Post
    Many Dinosaurs didn't have saurus at the end of their name.
    Iguanadon
    Baryonyx
    Suchomimus
    etc
    Yeah, but those names all come from actual words.
    • Iguanodon is Greek for "Iguanus tooth"

    • Baryonyx is Greek for "heavy claw"

    • Suchomimus is Greek for "crocodile mimic."


    There is no such word as "Indominus" though. There is the word "dominus" which means "master" in Latin, but as a noun.
    e.g. dominus servum salutat = "The master greets the slave."
    If you want to say "master" as an adjective, then you're looking for "domitus," and thus its antonym, "indomitus," which is where English gets the word "indomitable" from (e.g. "the indomitable Gauls").
    e.g. deo adjuvante indomitus = "We are unconquerable with God's help."

    Paulbot's explanation (spoiler tagged in his post) does offer a plausible in-story reason (which I wasn't initially aware of). Indominus Transformiaunobtainium!

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    Yeah I knew that they came from meanings. I thought you were saying that it is compulsory for a dinosaur to have 'saurus' at the end of its name. Being the mini-non trained paleontologist I am I got up and nerd raged... lol Sorry.

    Also yes Indominus Rex is a stupid dinosaur name.
    Last edited by UltimateGalvatron; 3rd June 2015 at 03:06 PM. Reason: Adding agreement
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    Bought myself a Thrash n Throw T-Rex today. It’s so cool. It’s like a puppet. My Chihuahua and cat didn’t like it though.
    Got the Fallen Kingdom Stegosaurus and Triceratops on the way too.

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    My son is really into dinosaurs and now on board with the Jurrasic Park franchise, I’ve been trying to pick up some of the toys for him but I’m really after the Mosasaur, yet I haven’t seen it released anywhere yet, anyone have any ideas where I could pick one up?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Meister View Post
    My son is really into dinosaurs and now on board with the Jurrasic Park franchise, I’ve been trying to pick up some of the toys for him but I’m really after the Mosasaur, yet I haven’t seen it released anywhere yet, anyone have any ideas where I could pick one up?
    BBTS have it on preorder. Haven’t seen it locally.
    https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Produ...nDetails/72779

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    Quote Originally Posted by Omega Metro View Post
    BBTS have it on preorder. Haven’t seen it locally.
    https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Produ...nDetails/72779
    Thanks Omega, noticed BBTS says it’s expected in May, so I might hold out for a little while longer to see if it shows up in stores around here soon before having to go the overseas online route.

    Again cheers
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    Kmart have the Indoraptor for $25 in the catalogue. Pretty good price. Kmart Exclusive apparently

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