Top Ten Dinosaurs that Became Famous Because of the Jurassic Park Franchise

The Top Ten

  1. Velociraptor

    Velociraptor is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived about 75 to 71 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period. It had a lightweight build and a relatively large brain for its body size. Velociraptor had sharp teeth and a large sickle-shaped claw on each foot, which it likely... read more

    Why is it number one, well look at what happened to dino 'culture' after JP, any kind of raptor like dino was given the JP look, every movie with dinosaurs, they need to have aJP looking raptor creature. Video games, don't get me started, in FPS', that's all your shooting, it may not be a velo but it looks like one.

  2. Spinosaurus

    Spinosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now North Africa during the Lower Albian to Lower Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period, approximately 112 to 97 million years ago. It is notable for its distinctive sail-like structure on its back and semi-aquatic adaptations. Spinosaurus... read more

    After JP3, Spino became the ultimate killer dino, every movie, every video game especially has spino be a boss or look like a total badass. The actual creature was probably less intimidating, a fish eater that hung around the water. The spine could have been used for a lure or mating ritual. Also a spino couldn't fall over because if it did, it would break its 'sail' aka it spine, and would die. Another thing that kickstarted because of JP3, look at the design of spinos after JP3, and the ones before, very different.

  3. Dilophosaurus

    A dino that most people never even heard of before JP books/movies came out, everyone associates this dino with the frill and the poison spit, but truth is, the actual creature never had this. It was an early Jurassic carnivore that grew around 20 ft long. Also look at video games, he is in there as well spitin' away.

  4. Tyrannosaurus rex (T-Rex)

    Yeah it may have already had popularity, but JP movies set in stone the idea the T-rex is the king of the dinos

  5. Pachycephalosaurus

    The dome headed thing that rams into things, LWJP and JWFK helped etch this guy into dino lore

  6. Gallimimus

  7. Brachiosaurus

    Brachiosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic, around 154 to 153 million years ago. Its long neck allowed it to reach vegetation high in trees. Its forelimbs were longer than its hind limbs, giving it a giraffe-like stance.

  8. Compsognathus

    Compsognathus is a genus of small, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. Members of the single species, Compsognathus longipes, could grow to about the size of a turkey, approximately 3.3 feet long. It lived during the Late Jurassic period and was one of the first dinosaurs to be well-known from... read more

  9. Sinoceratops

  10. Pteranodon

    Pteranodon was a genus of pterosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period. Fossils have been discovered in present-day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota. It is known for its large wingspan and distinctive cranial crest.

    11. The Newcomers
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    Edaphosaurus

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    Gryposaurus

    13. The Contenders

  13. Mosasaurus

  14. Carnotaurus

  15. Ceratosaurus

    Ceratosaurus was a carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 153 to 148 million years ago. It existed during the Kimmeridgian to Tithonian stages and was known for its prominent nasal horn... read more

  16. Teratophoneus

    Tarbosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Asia about 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period.

    Its fossils have been found primarily in Mongolia's Nemegt Formation, where it is considered to have been the apex predator of its ecosystem. It is closely... read more

  17. Dimorphodon

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