Jurassic World Dinosaurs: A Guide to Prehistoric Wildlife

After three feature films, you’d have to be an actual paleontologist to keep track of all the different dinosaurs that have appeared in the Jurassic Park franchise. With the upcoming sequel promising to introduce dinosaurs that are completely new to the series, now would be a good time to brush up on your “Dino-knowledge” with this guide to the dinosaurs of Jurassic World.

Ankylosaurus

Apatosaurus

Baryonyx

Dimorphodon

Edmontosaurus, or “Edmonton Lizard” as it is also known, is a flat-headed duck-billed dinosaur. Once threatened by the T. Rex, it loves hanging out in herds and munching on fruits and vegetables. Originally found in North America, it is 35 feet in length and weighs 4 tons.

With a name meaning “Chicken Mimic,” Gallimimus might at first look like a big ostrich with claws and a tail, but these Cretaceous dinosaurs do share similarities with their modern day cousins. They can run at up to speeds of 30 mph but mostly like to hang out in flocks and dine on the soft vegetation throughout the park’s Gallimimus Valley.

Indominous Rex

Designed from the DNA of Giganotosaurus, Rugops, Majungasaurus, and Carnotaurus, Indominus Rex is a completely new hybrid dinosaur that was created exclusively for the infamous amusement park. The Masrani Global Corporation, which owns Jurassic World, created the new species to be their latest attraction. However, it could become the park’s worst nightmare if it ever manages to escape.

Metriacanthosaurus

Described as a “Moderately-Spined Lizard,” Metriacanthosaurus is a flat-footed carnosaur named for its distinctively spined vertebrae. It is 26 feet in length, weighs 1 ton, and has been known to feed on other dinosaurs.

This creature may be the smallest dinosaur in Jurassic World. They have short beak-shape mouths that are perfect for snapping off leaves and twigs. They are 2.5 feet in length and weigh about 14 lbs.

With a name meaning “Meuse River Lizard,” Mosasaurus once ruled the Cretaceous seas. An immense seagoing lizard, and not an actual dinosaur, Mosasaurus can use its fearsome array of teeth to catch fish, birds, and other marine reptiles, even great white sharks. It also has a second set of teeth in its upper palate that ensures any prey sliding down its throat will not be able to escape. This creature weighs 5 tons and is about 60 feet in length.

Nicknamed the “Thick-Headed Lizard,” Pachycephalosaurus is instantly recognizable for its incredibly thick skull, which can be up to 10 inches thick. Though small knobs cover its snout and skull, it only eats fruit and seeds.