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Sorry, But Only Paleontologists Can Name Every Single Dinosaur From The "Jurassic Park" Movies

Quiz: Can You Name The Dinosaurs From "Jurassic Park?"

Can You Name All The Dinosaurs From The "Jurassic Park" Movies?

Fun fact: The Brachiosaurus is believed to have been around 85 feet tall!

Brachiosaurus

Fun fact: The Dilophosaurus was most likely not poisonous, and it definitely didn't have the cool neck frills featured in _Jurassic Park_!

Dilophosaurus

Fun fact: The meaning of its name is "rooster" or "chicken mimic".

Gallimimus

Fun fact: It's believed that this dino's large head crest was used for trumpeting!

Parasaurolophus

Isla Nublar is a fictional remote island 120 miles west of Costa Rica.

Isla Nublar

BONUS QUESTION! What is the name of the fictional island on which the first Jurassic Park is situated?

Fun fact: Triceratops heads are one of the largest of any land animal ever discovered.

Triceratops

Fun fact: Its arms were too short to even reach its mouth!

Tyrannosaurus

Fun fact: The Velociraptor is believed to have killed its prey with sickle-shaped claws on its feet.

Velociraptor

Fun fact: These dinos were about the size of a chicken and are one of the smallest-known dinosaurs.

Compsognathus

Ariana Richards (Lex) is now 38 and Joe Mazzello (Tim) is 34!

Lex and Tim

BONUS QUESTION! What are the names of John Hammond's grandchildren who visit the park in the first movie?  


Fun fact: Mamenchisaurus once held the record for the longest neck of any known dinosaur until the Sauroposeidon was discovered!

Mamenchisaurus

Fun fact: The skull roof of a Pachycephalosaurus was about 10 inches thick and, when first discovered, were thought to be dinosaur knee caps!

Pachycephalosaurus

Fun fact: The name "Pteranodon" means "wings and no teeth." They were called this because their large beaks actually had no teeth and were primarily used for fishing!

Pteranodon

Fun fact: A fully grown Stegosaurus was around 30 feet long, 14 feet tall, and could weight up to 10,000 pounds!

Stegosaurus

Williams' _Jurassic Park_ theme song is amongst the most recognizable songs in cinema!

John Williams

BONUS QUESTION! Who composed the score for _Jurassic Park?_  


Fun fact: The Ankylosaurus had a giant club at the end of its tail which was most likely used for self defense to crush the bones of any attackers!

Ankylosaurus

Fun fact: Some paleontologists believe that the Ceratosaurus may have been semi-aquatic in a similar manner to alligators or crocodiles!

Ceratosaurus

Fun fact: The bony crests found on the heads of these dinos were connected to their nostrils and could have been used to make sounds, help keep them cool, or even enhance their sense of smell.

Corythosaurus

Fun fact: The Spinosaurus was far larger than the mighty T-Rex and very well may have been the largest carnivorous dinosaur to ever exist.

Spinosaurus

Jurassic Park made $45,627,627 in the Worldwide Box Office as compared to _Titanic_ which made $2,208,208,395.

_Titanic_

BONUS QUESTION! _Jurassic Park_ broke box office records, but which film broke theirs?  


Fun fact: Apatosaurus is more famously known as Brontosaurus!

Apatosaurus

Fun fact: This pterosaur was actually a pretty poor flyer which is why it primarily moved around on four limbs.

Dimorphodon

Fun fact: These creatures actually aren't technically dinosaurs. They're closer relatives to snakes and snakes and monitor lizards!

Mosasaurus

Fun fact: These carnivores are believed to have weighed about 4 tons or 8000 pounds!

Allosaurus

Paleobotany is the branch of botany dealing with the recovery and identification of plant remains from geological contexts!

Palaeobotanist

BONUS QUESTION! What is Dr. Ellie Sattler's profession?

Fun fact: This close relative to the Spinosaurus had twice as many teeth as a T-Rex!

Baryonyx

Fun fact: Carnotaurus means "meat-eating bull" which is a reference to the dinosaur's horns located on the head (which in and of itself is highly unusual for a carnivore).

Carnotaurus

Fun fact: The Sinoceratops was the first and only ceratopsid dinosaur (herbivorous, beaked dinosaurs) discovered in China.

Sinoceratops

Fun fact: The bony spikes on top of the Stygimoloch's head could grow to be about four inches and are believed to have been used by males to compete for female mates.

Stygimoloch

You barely knew any of these dinosaurs! Sorry about this, but we're unfortunately going to have to feed you to the T-Rex...

Poor

You knew a fair amount of these dinos, but you could definitely use a rewatch of the entire _Jurassic Park/World_ franchise! You better get started before we get the raptors onto you!

Decent

You did a pretty good job! We can tell you're a _Jurassic Park/World_ fan! Although you didn't get the best score possible, we applaud your effort! What's your favorite dinosaur? Let us know in the comments!

Good job

You made Grant take off his glasses! That's a true standing ovation if we ever saw one! You really know your dinosaurs, and we have to hand it to you – we're impressed! You've probably seen all the _Jurassic Park_ movies like a billion times! What are some of your favorite dinos? Let us know in the comments!

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Sorry, But Only Paleontologists Can Name Every Single Dinosaur From The "Jurassic Park" Movies

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