The trailer for the film was recently released, but people have already started to point out there are a few scientific issues visible in the short clip.
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Firstly, there is this concern about the Big Bad having thumbs.
From trailer, looks like #JurassicWorld's Big Bad has thumbs. Yeah. A huge, smart, carnivorous dinosaur with thumbs sounds like a GREAT idea
Which, as pointed out, is a worrying addition to a super-smart dinosaur.
We're convinced.
Then there were issues with the mosasaur's lack of a forked tongue.
#JurassicWorld's mosasaur looked pretty badass, but it would have looked even better with a forked tongue! http://t.co/EjMLN4y96f
As a result, this giant carnivorous reptile with rows and rows of razor-sharp teeth isn't remotely scary.
There was also this quibble with its back.
@Blackmudpuppy Yup. The back fringe is misidentified tracheal rings. Oops. Some geneticist at #JurassicWorld might get fired for that one.
This bit. They're talking about this bit.
It's actually a scientific theory that was debated over many years, with National Geographic providing an in-depth explanation of the process by which the Tylosaurus, a subfamily of mosasaur, lost its fin.
Then the entomologists got involved.
Dear #JurassicWorld, Entomologists are real. We're actually quite nice. Please ask us why mosquitos /= crane flies
Mosquito on the left, crane fly on the right.
This is probably a good time to point out that the whole mosquito thing wouldn't work anyway.
Especially given this oft-forgotten plot point from the first film.
Can't believe I didn't realize this sooner. If the dinosaurs were made with frog DNA, weren't they all hybrids to start with? #JurassicWorld
Then it was on to the feather problem, as in recent years it has become increasingly clear that dinosaurs had feathers.
Basic message of #JurassicWorld is "Screw you, science, we don't need your stinking feathers!! This is alt-future-1993!!" #dinosaurs
Fossils such as this one of a Sinosauropteryx provide evidence of non-avian dinosaurs also having feathers of a sort.
Scenes like this probably would look a tiny bit daft with feathers though, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The scientists are still pretty excited about the movie, despite its possible flaws.
#JurassicWorld looks like it's going to be a really fun monster movie. If you want dinosaurs, visit a museum after viewing.
Of course, this is probably still the biggest question.
JURASSIC WORLD prequel that's just a boardroom drama about trying to get insurance for a new dino park after what happened to last one.
Here, have some Chris Pratt being ominous.
