Not a Dinosaur
This mammal is a relative of elephants, fed on tough vegetation like pine branches and acorns, and is the name of a Michigan township.
What is a Mastodon?
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This dinosaur is one of the most popular, and is known for having large toe claws, but most see it in an inaccurate form, popularized by Jurassic Park.
What is Velociraptor?
Played by Sam Neill, this paleontologist is only convinced to go after the promise of funding his digs for an additional 3 years.
Who is Alan Grant?
This giant "dinosaur" awakens in the Pacific Ocean and ravages the city of Tokyo.
What/Who is Godzilla?
This type of animal is actually a surviving group of dinosaurs, though they aren't as impressively big as their ancient ancestors.
What are Birds?
Sometimes called a "pterodactyl", this flying reptile is known for not having any teeth, and used its spear-like bill for diving into the water to grab fish.
What is Pteranodon?
This dinosaur is known for closely resembling a crocodile, its name references this, but due to some complications, it may not be a valid name.
What is Suchomimus?
This mathematician is hired by the lawyer to testify against the park's success, and is played by Jeff Goldblum.
Who is Ian Malcolm?
With his song sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle", he is the big pink dinosaur from our imagination, and, when he is tall, he's what we'd call a dinosaur sensation.
What/Who is Barney (the Dinosaur)?
This bizarre fish's lineage has been around since the Permian, and was thought to be extinct until fishermen caught several off the coast of South Africa in 1938.
What is a Coelacanth?
This bird is from the island of Madagascar, was named after a large mammal thanks to its large size, and went extinct due to human overconsumption of their giant eggs.
What is an Elephant Bird?
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This giant carnivore is known from South America, was one of the 3 largest carnivorous dinosaurs to ever exist, and is known to have fed on giant sauropods like Argentinosaurus.
What is Giganotosaurus?
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Played by Laura Dern, this paleobotanist digs through a pile of diseased Triceratops dung alongside Gerry Harding in order to figure out what is causing the animals' illness.
Who is Ellie Sattler?
This Brontosaurus embarks on an adventure to find his remaining family in the Great Valley, with his friends Cera the Triceratops, Ducky the Saurolophus, Petrie the Pteranodon, and Spike the Stegosaurus.
Who is Littlefoot?
This type of fish has been around since the Carboniferous, and possibly even the Devonian, but is modernly known for having numerous terrifying teeth and powerful jaws.
What is a Shark? / What are Sharks?
This insect lived on Earth during the Carboniferous, and very closely resembled a very big dragonfly, though was not itself a true dragonfly.
What is Meganeura?
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Most depictions of this dinosaur have unfolding frills and spit venom, but this Early Jurassic predator did not have either, and was much larger than usually shown.
What is Dilophosaurus?
Coder of Jurassic Park's systems, this hacker is played by Wayne Knight and is killed after trying to smuggle frozen dinosaur embryos off the island.
Who is Dennis Nedry?
Fred's beloved "Snorkasaurus", this little dinosaur is a house pet for the Flintstone family, and is modernly seen on vitamin bottles.
Who/What is Dino?
The name of a famous fictional submarine, these tentacled molluscs have been around since the Permian, and have circular winding shells that they live in, filling internal chambers with water or air to control buoyancy.
What is a Nautilus?
Popularized by the 2015 film "Jurassic World", this giant marine reptile lived in the seas of Cretaceous Europe, and lived as an apex predator, eating nearly everything that moved in its environment.
What is Mosasaurus?
This carnivorous dinosaur has some of the proportionately shortest arms of any dinosaur, lacking any wrist bones, but is more widely known for having a pair of demon-like display horns on its head.
What is Carnotaurus?
The CEO and creator of Ingen, this elderly philanthropist is played by Richard Attenborough, and insists on being present for the birth of every animal on the island.
Who is John Hammond?
In Disney's "Dinosaur", Aladar goes on an adventure to find a safe new home with a ragtag group of other dinosaurs. What type of dinosaur is Aladar?
What is Iguanodon?
This 3-eyed animal is only known from islands surrounding New Zealand, and closely resembles a lizard, but isn't one, actually belonging to a more ancient lineage.
What is a Tuatara?