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 […]
Carnotaurus
“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 […]
Tyrannosaurus 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 […]
Scutosaurus
“Imagine a tortoise without a shell, on steroids. This is the Scutosaurus.”—Maisie Lockwood Scutosaurus was a genus of armor-covered pareiasaur that lived around 252-248 million years ago in Russia, in the late Permian period. Its genus name refers to large plates of armor scattered across its body. It was a large anapsid reptile that, unlike […]
Gallimimus
“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 […]
Siamosaurus
“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 […]
Tupandactylus
“What a magnificent creature. Look at its head. It is majestic. Did you know that Tupã or Tupan is the word for God in the Tupi and Guarani languages. Quite fitting for this beast” – Dr. Ian Malcolm Tupandactylus is a member of the pterosaur group of flying reptiles that lived during the early Cretaceous […]
Xuanhanosaurus
“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
“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, […]
Nothosaurus
“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 […]