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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dilophosaurus
“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 […]
Ceratosaurus 2 of 2
“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 […]
Ceratosaurus
“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 […]
Carcharodontosaurus 2 of 2
“Carcharodontosaurus was a fearsome predator, possessing great strength and almost as large as T. rex. It’s sure to be a much desired attraction for our guests.” – Cabot Finch Carcharodontosaurus was a genus in the Carcharodontosauridae family. It was a large carnivore that lived in Northern Africa in the Late Cretaceous Period, the same time […]
Carcharodontosaurus
“Carcharodontosaurus was a fearsome predator, possessing great strength and almost as large as T. rex. It’s sure to be a much desired attraction for our guests.” – Cabot Finch Carcharodontosaurus was a genus in the Carcharodontosauridae family. It was a large carnivore that lived in Northern Africa in the Late Cretaceous Period, the same time […]
Velociraptor ‘Blue’ 2 of 2
“”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 […]