Euoplocephalus tutus (S/F)

Euoplocephalus was a genus of the ankylosaurian family of dinosaurs. First discovered in Alberta, Canada in 1897 by Lawrence Morris Lamb, it was named Stereocephalus in 1902. However, that genus had already been given to a beetle, so in 1910 it was renamed as Euoplocephalus. The animal was around five and a half meters long and weighed in at 2 and a half tonnes. This dinosaur is one of the biggest ankylosaurian genus that we have discovered. We now know that InGen had been working on the DNA of Euoplocephalus and had obtained 9% of the genome, before abandoning Isla Sorna in the 90s. The dinosaur was eventually completed and cloned by InGen after they were bought by Masrani Global. However, it is unknown if it was ever…

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Pachyrhinosaurus sp. (S/F)

Pachyrhinosaurus was a centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous in what is now North America. First discovered in Alberta, Canada by Charles M. Sternberg in 1946, it was later described in 1950. Pachyrhinosaurus was relatively unheard of until the 1980s when more specimens became available for study. Three species have been named, P. lakustai, P. canadensis, and P. perotorum, the last of which was discovered in Alaska. Pachyrhinosaurus didn’t have actual skull horns, but rather large, flattened bosses; one over the nose, and a smaller one above the eyes. Two horns grew from their frills in a sort of curve. The largest specimens of Pachyrhinosaurus are 8 meters long, and weighed around 4 tonnes. According to the Dinosaur Protection Group viral marketing website, InGen had been working…

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Sinoceratops zhuchengensis (S/F)

Sinoceratops is a genus of medium-sized ceratopsid dinosaur in the subfamily Centrosaurinae. Its genus name means “Chinese horned face,” referring to the country its remains were first discovered in; it was the first ceratopsid discovered in China, and potentially the first ceratopsid discovered in Asia (more primitive ceratopsians had previously been discovered, though). There is only one known species so far, Sinoceratops zhuchengensis; the specific epithet refers to Zhucheng, the city in the Shandong province where it was first found. This dinosaur lived during the late Cretaceous period, about 73.5 million years ago. This dinosaur, one of the largest centrosaurines, was first discovered in the Xingezhuang Formation in the Shandong province of China in the summer of 2008. The first remains found were a partial skull including the…

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Coelurus fragilis (S/F)

Coelurus, meaning “hollow tail,” is a species of small theropod dinosaur in the family Coeluridae. The type species, and only known species at this time, is Coelurus fragilis; the species name refers to the fragile nature of the animal’s fossilized remains. It lived during the late Jurassic period, 155 to 152 million years ago, in what is now Wyoming. This species of dinosaur was described in 1879 by Othniel Charles Marsh, its fossils having been found at Como Bluff within the Morrison Formation. The fossil consists of vertebrae, bones of the arms and legs, and possibly a lower jaw fragment from a second individual. In the initial description, Marsh was chiefly impressed by the hollow vertebrae, from which he gave the dinosaur its genus name. Because the remains…

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Styracosaurus albertensis (S/F)

Styracosaurus is one of the more popular genera of ceratopsians, a group of dinosaurs famous for their striking skull horns and frills. Styracosaurus had long horns sticking out of its frill, with a singular large nose horn, differentiating it from other ceratopsids. First described by Lawrence Lamb in 1913, it lived around 75.5 to 75 million years ago in the Cretaceous period. Its remains have been found in Alberta, Canada as well as the states of Montana and Arizona. Styracosaurus has made numerous appearances throughout the Jurassic Park franchise. Its featured in many video games including Jurassic Park: Warpath, Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis, and Jurassic Park 3: Park Builder. It also was a species that existed in Michael Crichton‘s novel as a dinosaur on the park tour. However,…

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Stygimoloch spinifer (S/F)

Stygimoloch is a dubious genus of pachycephalosaurine dinosaur, considered by some paleontologists to be synonymous with Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis. It has one named species, S. spinifer, which is known in fossilized form from the Hell Creek, Ferris, and Lance Formations in Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming. This animal originally lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Cretaceous period, between 68 and 66 million years ago (though if it is a synonym for Pachycephalosaurus, it would actually have evolved around 70 million years ago). Because it is found in separate parts of Hell Creek, some paleontologists do still think it should be treated as its own species, though the general consensus is that this is a young adult form of Pachycephalosaurus. Its genus name is usually said to mean “demon…

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Industrial Light & Magic

Industrial Light & Magic is an American visual effects company and subsidiary of Lucasfilm Ltd. and The Walt Disney Company. ILM was founded in May 1975 by American filmmaker George Lucas when he began production on Star Wars. Since then, ILM has earned a sterling reputation as a visual effects house, winning numerous Academy Awards for their work.  ILM originated in Van Nuys, California, then later moved to San Rafael in 1978, and since 2005 it has been based at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio of San Francisco. ILM was acquired–along with the rest of the Lucasfilm Ltd. film conglomerate–by The Walt Disney Company in 2012. History ILM was created after a need arose for George Lucas to have a full-fledged effects house to handle his special effects on the film Star Wars.…

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Irrfan Khan

Sāhibzāde Irfan Ali Khan, born on January 7th, 1967, and passed away on April 29, 2020. Khan was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema, as well as British and Hollywood film. He has had a career of over 50 domestic films, has received many awards and nominations, and in 2011 was granted the Padma Shri, which is India’s fourth highest civilian honor. Some of his most notable films include Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi, and Jurassic World.  Biography/Career Khan was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, to his mother Begum Khan and his late father Jagirdar Khan. He was studying for his MA when he received a scholarship to New Delhi’s National School of Drama. He starred in many Hindi films in the early stages of his career.…

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Bryce Dallas-Howard

Bryce Dallas-Howard, American actress and director, was born on March 2nd, 1981. She has starred in films such as Spider-Man 3, Jurassic World, and Pete’s Dragon. She is the eldest daughter of director Ron Howard. Biography/Career Howard was born in Los Angeles, California, to director Ron Howard and writer Cheryl Howard Crew. They were raised devoid of film and television, despite their parents’ occupations, and instead were directed toward outside activities while growing up. However, when she was seven, she was allowed to play as an extra in one of her father’s movies, and that’s where it all started. She has three younger siblings; two sisters named Jocelyn and Paige, and a brother named Reed. They were raised in Westchester County, New York. Bryce studied film at New York University’s Tisch…

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Chris Pratt

Christopher Michael Pratt is an American actor born June 21, 1979.  Pratt originally grew to fame with his television roles, best know for the NBC Sitcom Parks and Recreation from 2009-2015. Pratt received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013. Biography/Career prior to Jurassic World Chris Pratt was born in Virginia, Minnesota, to his parents Kathleen Lousie and Daniel Clifton Pratt. When he was three, his family moved to Washington, where Pratt attended Lake Stevens High School. After dropping out of community college, he worked a few odd jobs. However, he eventually ended up being homeless, living in Maui, Hawaii. Chris referred to it as being “a pretty awesome place to be homeless.” His…

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Vincent D’Onofrio

Vincent Philip D’Onofrio is an American actor and director. He’s starred in films such as Full Metal Jacket, Men in Black, and Jurassic World. Biography Born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, his parents Gennaro and Phyllis were an interior designer and a server, who met in Hawaii. Vincent was the third and youngest child, with two older sisters named Antoinette and Elizabeth, the latter of which is an actress and drama coach. His parents split when he was at a young age, and he later would have step siblings after his mother remarried with George Meyer. D’Onofrio has said that he was a quiet, shy kid, spending much of his time alone in his bedroom. Throughout his teenage years, he worked at his father’s various community theaters in set building and sound production.…

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Jeff Goldblum

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum is an American-born actor, born on October 22nd, 1952. Goldblum’s popularity has increased over the years, but was really sparked when he starred as the character Ian Malcolm, a sarcastic chaotician in Steven Spielberg‘s Jurassic Park. Other notable films Goldblum has starred in are The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Independence Day (and its sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence), and The Fly. Biography Jeff was born and raised in West Homestead, Pennsylvania. His mother was a radio host turned kitchen appliance salesperson, and his father was a medical doctor. At the age of 17, Goldblum moved to New York and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He made his film debut in the 1974 film Death Wish. Interestingly enough, he was the voice actor for most United States Apple commercials for several years. From…

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Maintenance Tunnels (S/F-T/G)

On Isla Nublar, there was a large system of underground tunnels which were used for maintenance vehicles such as transport trucks and forklifts. They led to various locations on the island, and were used to transport food for the animals, and possibly the animals themselves. There were different sets of tunnels, all of which had different sizes. Adjacent to the larger transport tunnels were smaller ones where employees could actually walk. They had access to the larger transport tunnels via side doors. The third type of tunnels were more for technical stuff such as wiring and piping. The tunnels led to the different locations of Jurassic Park, including an entry/exit point at Dr. Sorkin’s Parasaurolophus research pen, the Geothermal Power Plant, the Marine Facility, and an exit point…

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Jurassic Park Staff Village (S/F-T/G)

During the Isla Nublar Incident of 1993, one of the survivors who were left behind by Hammond makes mention of the existence of a worker village on Isla Nublar, much like how there is the one on Isla Sorna. While Dr. Sorkin and the group are running away from the Troodons through the maintenance tunnels, they come to a T-junction. On the wall there is a sign which shows the different facilities that the tunnels will lead you to depending on which direction you take. One of the locations on the sign reads “Villas”, and when the group attempts to go that way, Dr. Sorkin responds by saying that the “Staff Village is inland”, when they are wanting to go north. The exact location of the village is unknown…

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Isla Nublar 1993 vs Isla Nublar 2015: What’s the difference?

Back in 2014 when it was confirmed that Jurassic World would see the return to Isla Nublar, fans were delighted. It was a dream come true for most. But did we really see the return of our beloved Nublar? The extremely short answer is no. The long, thought out answer, however, is.. sort of. Island Shape As stated in the novel, Nublar is a reversed raindrop shaped island, with high coastal mountains and covered in fog. Here is a map of the island seen on various computer screens from the control room in the first film: Along with a map of Nublar that can be seen in Jurassic World: Look familiar? I didn’t think so. Clearly, shape is a big problem. The two are nothing alike in that…

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