Ceratosaurus

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“Now this dinosaur is something special. Well, they’re all special, but this one stands out because of the horns on top of its head. It’s called Ceratosaurus. It kinda looks like a slightly smaller T. rex. But its bite is probably about the same.” — Claire Dearing Ceratosaurus was a medium sized carnivore that lived […]

Carnotaurus

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“Your arms are… pretty much vestigial at this point! Ha!” — Darius Bowman Carnotaurus (“meat-eating bull”), was a large bipedal carnivore dinosaur that lived approximately 72-69 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. It was first discovered in Argentina and well-studied from several well-preserved skeletons, including some with soft tissue impressions. Carnotaurus was a […]

Bumpy (Ankylosaurus)

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“She was my favorite when I was a kid. Now I see her, she’s the most beautiful thing I ever saw.”– Alan Grant Bumpy is an Ankylosaurus that was born in Jurassic World. Born with one large horn, Bumpy first saw Ben Pincus when hatched leading Bumpy to be close to the boy. Later on, […]

Velociraptor ‘Blue’

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“”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 […]

Baryonyx 2 of 2

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“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

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“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 1 of 2

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“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 1 of 2

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“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 […]

Albertosaurus

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“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 […]

Yangchuanosaurus

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Yangchuanosaurus was a theropod dinosaur thought to be related to Allosaurus. Two species have been discovered: shangyouensis and zigongensis. Both of these dinosaurs lived in the Late Jurassic of China. They most likely hunted in packs. Yangchuanosaurus was essentially the Asian variant of Allosaurus, and performed exactly the same role in a parallel ecosystem to […]