Brachiosaurus
“Okay, what we have here is a Brachiosaurus. It has long limbs relative to the rest of its body, and what makes it really unique is that it’s a warm-blooded dinosaur. I mean, how amazing is it that in bringing these dinosaurs back, we’re also learning so much about them.” – Isaac Clement Brachiosaurus is […]
Velociraptor ‘Blue’
“”She’s curious, She’s showing empathy” — Owen in his video logs In the Jurassic World franchise Blue is a major character a female Velociraptor which was born and raised in captivity on the island of Isla Nublar. She is part of a group of velociraptors (Delta, Echo and Charly) that have been genetically modified and […]
Baryonyx 1 of 2
“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 […]
Baryonyx 2 of 2
“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 […]
Baby T.Rex
“There’s no such thing as good or bad dinosaurs. There are predators and prey. The T-Rex in ‘Jurassic Park’ took human lives and saved them. No one interpreted her as good or bad.” — Colin Trevorrow Tyrannosaurus (meaning “tyrant lizard”) is an extinct genus of large theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning “king” in […]
Ankylosaurus
“The Ankylosaurus. This is a herbivorous quadruped. Late Cretaceous. This is one of the largest armored dinosaurs. Known by paleontologists as a living tank.” – Gunnar Eversoll Ankylosaurus was built like a living tank, with extremely thick, bony plates of armor on its body, even including armored eyelids. Its tail also had a second function; […]
Amargasaurus
“Well, what have we here? It’s an Amargasaurus, according to the paperwork I have in front of me. Another interesting factoid: its long neck meant it probably liked to feed on the taller branches of trees and such, at least that’s what it said. Guess we’ll find out, huh?”– Cabot Finch Amargasaurus is an extinct […]
Allosaurus
“Every dinosaur that’s recreated is important, but some also capture our imaginations. The Allosaurus is one such animal. It is believed that in its original environment, it was squarely at the top of the food chain. I’m interested to discover if that’s true, given the opportunity.” – Claire Dearing Albertosaurus was a tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur […]
Albertosaurus
“An Albertosaurus has just been successfully incubated. That’s great work on your part. And for now, let’s hope it isn’t too hungry.” – Claire Dearing Albertosaurus was a tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Dinosaur Provincial Park between 73 and 70 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period. It could attain a length of […]
Zuniceratops
“Although the first specimen discovered had single-rooted teeth (unusual for ceratopsians), later fossils had double-rooted teeth. This is evidence that the teeth became double-rooted with age.”– Cabot Finch Zuniceratops is a ceratopsian dinosaur from the Turonian stage of the Cretaceous. It was one of the earliest known ceratopsians providing a link in the history of […]