Metriacanthosaurus
“Let me introduce you to the Metriacanthosaurus. Say that fast three times. This is another alpha predator that while not as big as some of his cousins tend to stand more upright so I guess it has good posture while it’s tearing you to shreds.”— Owen Grady Metriacanthosaurus is an extinct genus of large meat-eater […]
Masiakasaurus 2 of 2
“If we find a dinosaur on our field trip today, we promise to name it after some of our favourite rock and roll dinosaurs”— Some random expedition member probably Masiakasaurus knopfleri is a genus of small predatory theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. In Malagasy, masiaka means “vicious”; thus, the genus name means […]
Masiakasaurus
“If we find a dinosaur on our field trip today, we promise to name it after some of our favourite rock and roll dinosaurs”— Some random expedition member probably Masiakasaurus knopfleri is a genus of small predatory theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. In Malagasy, masiaka means “vicious”; thus, the genus name means […]
Kentrosaurus
“The Kentrosaurus is another of those spikey-backed dinosaurs. A dinosaur that relied on intimidation to keep predators at bay. And failing that, a difficult meal to catch and chew. Think of it as a prehistoric porcupine.”– Isaac Clement Kentrosaurus (meaning “pointed lizard”) was a small member of the stegosaur family. It had 9 pairs of […]
Herrerasaurus
“So what did you call those things that were chasing you? Hairy-saurauses?”“Herrerasaurus, from the Triassic era. Now that we’ve bred them we can easily classify them as early theropod.”— Richard Kiley talking about Dilophosaurus on the tour. Herrerasaurus (“[Victorino] Herrera’s lizard”) was one of the oldest and most primitive Theropods, or meat-eating dinosaurs, though in […]
Gallimimus 2 of 2
“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 […]
Gallimimus 1 of 2
“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 […]
Extreme Damage Indominus Rex
“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 […]
Dracorex
“Now this dinosaur, the Dracorex, is something strange. Its name means the Dragon King of a fictional school for wizards. I think I could have come up with that myself. The name, not the dinosaur. For that we need the scientists.” —Cabot Finch Dracorex is an extinct genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous […]
Dimorphodon
“Now, you’d think a mouthful of teeth would be scary enough, but this animal – the Dimorphodon – actually has two distinct types of teeth in its jaws. And it flies! Well, more accurately, glides.”— Claire Dearing Dimorphodon (“two-form tooth”) is a pterosaur believed to belong to the family Rhamphorhynchoidea from the Early Jurassic Period […]