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Tyrannosaurus Rex
Tyrannosaurus rex is the primary dinosaur featured in the novels and throughout the film series. For the first film, Winston's team created an animatronic T. rex that stood 20 feet (6.1 m), weighed 17,500 pounds (7,900 kg), and was 40 feet (12 m) long. One scene in the film depicts the T. rex chasing a Jeep.[126][280] Animator Steve Williams said he decided to "throw physics out the window and create a T. rex that moved at sixty miles per hour even though its hollow bones would have busted if it ran that fast".[27] In the film, it is stated that the T. rex has been recorded running as fast as 32 miles per hour,[281] although scientists believe that its actual top speed would have ranged from 12 to 25 miles per hour.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor is depicted in the franchise as an intelligent pack hunter. It has major roles in the novels and the films, both of which depict it as being bigger than its real-life counterpart.In Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Owen's past bond with Blue prompts him to join a mission to save her and other dinosaurs from Isla Nublar, after the island's volcano becomes active. Velociraptor has appeared in each subsequent film. In The Lost World: Jurassic Park, a mechanical version of the raptor was created to depict the animal's upper body. A full-motion raptor was also created through CGI.[223] In addition to the regular raptors, a "super-raptor" had also been considered for inclusion in the film, but Spielberg rejected it, saying it was "a little too much out of a horror film. I didn't want to create an alien".
Triceratops
Triceratops makes an appearance in the first film as a sick dinosaur, taking the place of the novel's Stegosaurus. Triceratops was a childhood-favorite of Spielberg's.[261] The Triceratops was portrayed through an animatronic created by Winston's team. Winston was caught off-guard when Spielberg decided to shoot the Triceratops scene sooner than expected.[270] It took eight puppeteers to operate the animatronic. The Triceratops would end up being the first dinosaur filmed during production.[271] Aside from the adult Triceratops, a baby had also been created for the character of Lex to ride around on, but this scene was cut to improve the film's pacing.Triceratops makes brief appearances in each of the subsequent films. In The Lost World: Jurassic Park, a baby Triceratops was created by Winston's team for a shot depicting the animal in a cage.
Therizinosaurus
Therizinosaurus is introduced in Jurassic World Dominion,[267] becoming one of first fully feathered dinosaurs to appear in the film series.[182] Trevorrow was initially excited to include the animal, but had second thoughts upon learning that it was an herbivore. Co-writer Emily Carmichael said that "the rest of us were like, 'It might still have its territory threatened. It might still be formidable and dangerous. Just because it's vegetarian doesn't mean it's a pushover!'"[185] Being an herbivore, Trevorrow considered it challenging to present the Therizinosaurus as a scary animal.[268] The filmmakers relied on paleontological discoveries for the animal's design, but also sought to have it resemble Winston's dinosaur animatronics.
Pteranodon
Pteranodon, a pterosaur, makes a brief appearance at the end of The Lost World: Jurassic Park.[209][18] Earlier drafts of the script had featured Pteranodon in a larger role,[223][43][6] and Spielberg insisted to Jurassic Park III director Joe Johnston that he include the creature in the third film.[209][18] Pteranodon is prominently featured in Jurassic Park III, although it is a fictionalization of the actual animal,[7] and it has a different appearance to those seen in The Lost World: Jurassic Park. In the third film, a group of Pteranodons are kept in an aviary on Isla Sorna.[43] The idea of a pterosaur aviary had originated in Crichton's original Jurassic Park novel. An earlier draft of the film had included a storyline about Pteranodons escaping to the Costa Rican mainland and killing people there.
Brachiosaurus
In the first Jurassic Park film, a Brachiosaurus is the first dinosaur seen by the park's visitors. The scene was described by Empire as the 28th most magical moment in cinema.[124] A later scene depicts characters in a high tree, interacting with a Brachiosaurus. This scene required the construction of a 7.5-foot-tall puppet that represented the animal's upper neck and head.[16][125] The film inaccurately depicts the species as having the ability to stand on its hind legs, allowing it to reach high tree branches. The dinosaur is also inaccurately depicted as chewing its food,[126] an idea that was added to make it seem docile like a cow.