Board Thread:Movie discussion/@comment-26025032-20150421044526/@comment-17754282-20150512201639

65.202.244.66 wrote: all these theorys and possible plot ideas sound interesting. the one that i have to question though would be the possible fight between Rexy and the Indominus Rex. It has been 22 years since the first film, and in the first film (by my calculations) Rexy is probably a few years old then. Now, 22 years later, she is older. her bones might not be as strong as they use to, so she could lose this fight.

on the other hand, a great way for them to end this movie would have to be that (when rexy has been killed) the Mosasaur actually kills the Indominus rex.

and hopefully afterwards, the Mosasaur (of which I decided to dub Shelly) would either escape or be released from her enclosure and either live her days around the island or start migrating to other ocean regions (maybe around Amity Island? [nudges person to my left w/ elbow]) Analysis of Tyrannosaurus bones showed that they did not live long. One specimin is thought to have been about 28 when she died while most others seemed to die younger. Of course, this could just be a side effect of the world in which they lived, what with all those Triceratops and Ankylosaurus ready to fight back against any would be attacker and all those other Tyrannosaurus prepared to fight to the death over territory its no wonder so many died young!

Studies suggest that Tyrannosaurus reached full size and weight at around 16 years of age. We know from the books at least that the dinosaurs were given a growth hormone to reach full size faster. What impact this has on Rexy is anyones guess. Assuming Rexy was actually fully grown in Jurassic Park she went through 16 years worth of maturity in a relatively short space of time, perhaps as little as three years. That she is still alive 22 years after the original park closed implies that either the growth hormone stopped aging her once she matured to full size or Rexy is living longer than she would otherwise due to being in a captive environment - don't forget, it is not unusual for animals in zoos to live much longer than animals in the wild: Lions in the wild tend to get old and die between the ages of 10 and 15 years whereas in captivity they can go to over 20 and in rare cases even 25.