Featured in Jurassic Park
This massive cretaceous carnivore was both the main attraction at Jurassic Park and its most fearsome resident
T-Rex
This species of plate-backed dinosaur features a long tail sporting massive defensive spikes
Stegosaurus
This massive sail-backed therapod was thought to be an aquatic hunter that preyed on fish and sharks; it rivaled T-Rex in size
Spinosaurus
This group of reptiles related to dinosaurs was the first vertebrate group to develop flight; it includes the largest species to ever fly
Pterosaurs
Although most species went exist 65 million years ago, dinosaurs survive to the present in the form of this feathery group
Birds
This sickle-clawed dinosaur is portrayed as an intelligent pack-hunter in the film, but in real life, it was far smaller (about turkey sized)
Velociraptor
This armor-plated cretaceous herbivore is famous for its giant club-shaped tail
Ankylosaurus
This dinosaur was thought to be the largest therapod (meat-eating dinosaur) ever to exist
Giganotosaurus
This giant pterosaur named after an Aztec god was one of the largest animals ever to take to the skies
Quetzalcoatlus
Up to the present moment there have been this many Jurassic Park movies
6
The first dinosaur the tour guide sees is this massive, long necked sauropod from the late Jurassic
Brachiosaurus
Littlefoot from the land before time movies was this species of plant-eating Jurassic sauropod
Apatosaurus
This cretaceous predator was one of the largest in the raptor family and is named after the same state in which salt lake city is located
Utahraptor
This group of diverse, swimming reptiles features four paddle-like flippers and extremely long necks; the Loch Ness monster is rumored to be a surviving example
Plesiosaur
This friendly purple dinosaur was beloved by preschoolers but hated by elementary schoolers
Barney
Alan Grant and the group encounter one of this three-horned species during their tour; it's been made sick by eating modern species of plants that didn't exist during its time
Triceratops
This spike-thumbed herbivore was one of the earliest dinosaurs ever discovered; it's named after a big species of modern lizard which is also a popular pet
Iguanadon
This South American group of predators was distinguished by their embarassingly short, stubby arms, their short snouts, and their bull-like horns
Carnotaurus
This group of aquatic reptiles evolved to have a very similar appearance to dolphins, to which they look almost identical; their name means "fish lizards"
Ichthyosaurus
King Kong comes from this island, a prehistoric paradise populated by long-extinct dinosaurs and other beasts
Skull Island
Alan Grant and the kids are almost trampled by a stampeding group of this type of dinosaur; their name means chicken mimic
Gallimimus
This gigantic species of titanosaur is named after a country in South America and is thought to be one of the largest ever to exist
Argentinasaurus
This 10-foot long Triassic-era therapod was one of the earliest dinosaurs known to exist and is knon from massive numbers of specimens from all over the world
Coelophysis
This winged reptile was thought to be halfway between a dinosaur and a bird; it's discovery caused massive changes in the way we think about the relationship between dinosaurs and birds
Archaeopterix
In the movie Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, Godzilla is revealed to be this species of dinosaur; it survived for millions of years on a remote pacific island before being mutated by nearby hydrogen bomb tests
Godzillasaurus