The first movie in the Jurassic Park franchise includes a half-dozen different dinosaur species. Here's a breakdown of each and every one.
Here's a breakdown of all the different dinosaur species featured in the first Jurassic Park movie. Since the earliest days of cinema, filmmakers have always had a fascination with the terrible lizard, and understandably so: the prehistoric reptiles lend themselves to all manner of big screen spectacle. Going back to their appearances in Winsor McCary's 1914 animated short Gertie the DinosaurBrute ForceKing KongThe Land Before Time
Released in 1993, Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Michael Crichton's best-selling sci-fi novel Jurassic ParkJurassic World: Dominion
In light of the property's expanding scale and scope, it's easy to forget the original Jurassic Park
Velociraptor
There are few dinosaurs more closely associated with the Jurassic Park franchise than the Velociraptor, an extremely cunning carnivore capable of doing everything from learning how to open doors to (as seen in the Jurassic WorldJurassic Park
It's the Velociraptors that actually set the plot for Jurassic Park
Brachiosaurus
One of the many things people love about Jurassic Park
Triceratops
Considering how prevalent and popular the herbivorous Triceratops is in pop culture, it's no wonder dino-fanatics were aghast when a study was published in 2010, claiming the dinosaur was really just a less mature version of the ceratopsid Torosaurus. The claim was subsequently disputed based on additional evidence, so the reputation of everyone's favorite three-horned, four-legged, plant-eating dino remains intact to this day. As for the creature's importance to Jurassic Park
Tyrannosaurus rex
Outside of the Velociraptor, the carnivorous Tyrannosaurus rex is probably the dinosaur many people think of first when Jurassic ParkJurassic Park
Interestingly, from a storytelling perspective, the T-Rex has always walked the line between acting as an antagonist and ally to the humans in the Jurassic Park
Dilophosaurus
As cool as the Dilophosaurus' ability to spit venom and expand a cowl around its neck are in Jurassic Park
Gallimimus
Out of the all the dinosaurs that make an onscreen appearance sometime during Jurassic Park, the Gallimimus probably has the smallest impact on the story. That's not to say the one-off scene where Grant, Lex, and Tim encounter a herd of the creatures is unimpressive or pointless. Far from it, it's an exciting moment where the speedy bipedal dinosaurs (which were probably some of the fastest dinosaurs, capable of running up to 30 miles per hour, and believed to be omnivores that subsisted on things like smaller animals and insects) nearly trample over the heroes in their efforts to flee the T-Rex, who still manages to catch and snack on one of them. But more than being a showcase for some then cutting-edge CG effects, it's an encounter that reminds Grant and the others to get a move on and find their way the heck off Isla Nublar already.