Indominus Rex – Camouflage ‘n Battle
“Oh, Indominus wasn’t bred. She was designed. She will be fifty feet long when fully grown. Bigger than the T. rex.” — Dr. Henry Wu Indominus rex is one of the largest existing theropods in the Jurassic World film, as well as the film’s main antagonist, the secondary antagonist of the first season of the Netflix […]
Bistahieversor
“Some dinosaurs are called cute names such as this one. Bisti Beast just like Mark Wahlberg is was once called Marky Mark”— MR DNA Bistahieversor, a member of the tyrannosaurid family, lived in late Cretaceous New Mexico and is believed to have measured between 24 to 28 feet and weighed up to 2 tons. Unlike […]
Elasmosaurus
“Did you know that the first Elasmosaurus was discovered by the US military back in 1867 near Fort Wallace, Kansas, US?” – Isaaac Clement Elasmosaurus is a genus of large marine reptile, specifically a plesiosaur, that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 80 million years ago. It is best known for its long neck, […]
Ornithocherius
“I have always imaggined the Ornithocheirus as one of the last creatures in the sky before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs and many other forms of life at the end of the Cretaceous period.” – Dr. Ian Malcolm Ornithocheirus is a genus of pterosaur, a type of flying reptile that lived […]
Irritator
“This is so irritating to dig up. I just know the perfect name for this one”— The irritated paleontologist. Irritator was the first spinosaurid discovered in the Americas. It is from South America (specifically Brazil) moreover, which had been connected to Africa at this time. As the name suggests, something was irritating about Irritator. This […]
Nigersaurus
“The wealthiest dinosaur ever. The tooth fairy hates him.” – Mr. DNA Nigersaurus is a genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur that lived during the middle Cretaceous period, approximately 115 to 105 million years ago. Its fossils were first discovered in the Niger Republic in 1997 and were described in 1999. Nigersaurus was a small sauropod […]
Orkoraptor
“I really enjoy the Orkosaurus riders in the Warhammer 4000 universe with their Waaaaaagggghhh but this one is different. It is Orkoraptor and we have no proof that anybody has ever attempted to ride on top of it.” – Disappointed WH40k fan Orkoraptor is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous […]
Dilophosaurus 2
“One of the earliest carnivores, we now know that Dilophosaurus is actually poisonous, spitting its venom at its prey, causing blindness and eventually paralysis, allowing the carnivore to eat at its leisure. This makes Dilophosaurus a beautiful, but deadly, addition to Jurassic Park.”— Richard Kiley talking about Dilophosaurus on the tour. Dilophosaurus was one of […]
Regaliceratops
“She was my favorite when I was a kid. Now I see her, she’s the most beautiful thing I ever saw.” – Alan Grant Regaliceratops is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered rather recently in the Canadian […]
Gigantspinosaurus
“I am not sure what to feal. Should I be afraid of this one or I can pet it.” —Eddie Carr admiring the Gigantpisanosurus. Gigantspinosaurus is from the family of stegosaurid dinosaurs that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 160 to 145 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in China and it […]