Gastonia
“Is it a spiky Bumpy? Because it looks like a spiky Bumpy!“– Alan Grant Gastonia is a genus of ankylosaurian dinosaur that lived in what is now North America, specifically in the western United States during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 125 million years ago. Gastonia was a medium-sized ankylosaur, with an estimated length of […]
Chasmosaurus
“Why was the Triceratops such a popular dinosaur? Because it was always tri-horny!“– Alan Grant Chasmosaurus is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 75-70 million years ago. It belongs to the group of horned, frilled dinosaurs known as ceratopsians, which includes well-known dinosaur fan favourites like the Triceratops. […]
Lystrosaurus
“This one looks a lot like a hog. But it looks scarier that it actually is. Let’s hope it does not dig a whole under the fence. ” – Claire Dearing Lystrosaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur that lived around the Late Permian and Early Triassic at what is now Antarctica, India, and South Africa or in […]
Guanlong
“You look like a king of the chickens. No actually you look like a turkey in need of a pardon.” – Isaac Clement Guanlong is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 160 million years ago. The name “Guanlong” translates to “crowned dragon” in reference to the distinctive crest […]
Rauisuchus
“Crocodiles, Aligators, Kaymans the all look lazy but oh god do they run when then feel like it.”— Owen Grady Rauisuchus is an extinct genus of archosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, or in other words somewhere about 210 million years ago. It belonged to a group of large, carnivorous reptiles known as […]
Dimorphodon
Jurassic World Epic Evolution Dimorphodon “Okay, even I have to admit that this next dinosaur is impressive. The Spinosaurus is perhaps the largest of carnivores. Of course, I’ll never get close enough to one to see for myself. But that’s why I have you.”— Cabot Finch Dino Fact File Name Meaning: Two-form tooth How to say […]
Gallimimus
“Some of these animals present a real test of our abilities. Take, for instance, this latest dinosaur, the Gallimimus. It’s an opportunistic omnivore that does best in groups – that alone isn’t the problem. But the speed… Gallimimus is incredibly fast, which presents special challenges for the ranger teams tasked with monitoring them.”– Tim Murphy […]
Apatosaurus
“She was my favorite when I was a kid. Now I see her, she’s the most beautiful thing I ever saw.”– Alan Grant Apatosaurus is one of the most famous of the giant Jurassic plant-eaters. It was a sauropod, a member of a race of huge, long-necked dinosaurs. It was longer than two school buses […]
Baryonyx
“See, Not a T-Rex!” – Claire Dearing to Franklin Webb after sighting of the Baryonyx Baryonyx is an extinct genus of spinosaur, a member and of the same group as and a close relative to the northern African dinosaurs Spinosaurus and Suchomimus. Baryonyx was smaller than these relatives but was still a big predator. It […]
Velociraptor Blue
“”She’s curious, She’s showing empathy” — Owen in his video logs Blue is a female Velociraptor that appears in Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, and Jurassic World: Dominion. She is the oldest of the four raptors in her pack consisting of her sisters, Delta, Echo, and Charlie. The oldest of […]