“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 […]
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“Everyone knows I have a soft spot for this dinosaur, the Velociraptor. And they get a bad rap, as far as I’m concerned. But if you imprint early enough, you can make real connections with them. Other than Claire, raptors are the most intelligent partners I’ve ever had… and like her, they could kill me
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“Hey I know that one. It was my favourite dinosaur in the Dinosaur King arcade when I was a kid.”— Richard Kiley when he met the Piatnitzkysaurus for the first time. Piatnitzkysaurus (sometimes spelled Piatnitzky’saurus) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago. It was
“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
“Your arms are… pretty much vestigial at this point! Ha!” — Darius Bowman Carnotaurus (“meat-eating bull”), was one of the most bizarre yet dangerous meat-eating dinosaurs ever found. Its skull was short, with spiked armor in the form of feature scales across its body (skin impressions show this, although it is unknown around the face
“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
“That does not look like Spinosaurus. As it is smaller, but still terrifying as a Spinosaur”— Owen Grady Siamosaurus was a dinosaur relative to the spinosaurus family in and roamed the Earth during the Cretaceous period. The Siamosaurus fossils are quite rare and they are not well-researched species. Its teeth resembled those of its relatives
“Ahhh another Chinese dinosaur. Do you know what kǒng lóng means in Chinese? It means terrifying dragon although it sounds like something funnier.” – Dr. Ian Malcolm Xuanhanosaurus was a carnivorous theropod that roamed the earth during the Jurassic era. According to the American paleontologist Thomas R. Holtz Jr. that was somewhere between 167 to
“Prestosuchus looks like a drunk T-Rex got to the wrong bed and presto… we have a cross-species that looks like a giant crocodile with the head of Tyrannosaurus Rex.” – Sarah Prestosuchus was a large four-legged predator that lived during the Triassic period, around 230 to 215 million years ago. It is considered a pseudosuchian,
“That is not a dinosaur it is not a saurus either. I will send myself out now.” – Sarah Nothosaurus had a long, narrow snout and fang-like teeth. Small teeth lined its jaw to the back of the cheek region. Eight species of nothosaurs have been found in Europe and the Near East. In the