Just like the other movies in the franchise, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth depicts some of its dinosaurs differently from how they actually were in real life. Since all the dinosaurs in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth existed millions of years ago, it’s understandably difficult to get every detail about them right. However, the newest movie in the franchise chooses to ignore some facts that archeologists have discovered about specific species.

This is not something that is new for the long-running series. In fact, there have been plenty of factual errors in the Jurᴀssic Park franchise. Despite this, audiences always return to theaters to watch the movies, which is why Rebirth is currently performing so well at the box office.

Even though reviews for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth have been quite disappointing, as of this writing, it has already pᴀssed the $500 million mark at the box office (via Box Office Mojo). This proves that, even if there are factual errors, people love to watch dinosaurs on the big screen. However, it’s still worth ranking all the dinosaurs in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth by how accurately they are portrayed compared to their real-life counterparts.

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Velociraptors Were Turkey-Sized In Real Life

Raptors Are One Of The Most Dangerous Dinosaur Species In The Franchise

Other than the T-rex, velociraptors are probably the most popular dinosaur species in the Jurᴀssic Park franchise. Despite this, they do not have a large role in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. In the new movie, a raptor sneaks up on Xavier while he is going to the washroom in the middle of the night. However, it is quickly snatched up by a Mutadon, one of the film’s hybrid dinosaurs.

Raptors are essentially replaced by Mutadons in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. However, from the brief scene featuring the raptor, it’s clear that it is being portrayed just how it has in the series’ previous movies, which is quite inaccurate. According to the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum, rather than being slightly taller than most humans, raptors were actually turkey-sized in real life.

Therefore, raptors weren’t nearly as dangerous in real life as they are portrayed to be in the Jurᴀssic Park franchise. The velociraptors in Rebirth and throughout the series seem to instead be inspired by deinonychus’. Additionally, raptors in real life were completely feathered, which has never been the case in the franchise. Therefore, the raptors in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth aren’t accurate at all.

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Dilophosaurus’ Didn’t Actually Have An Extendable Neck Frill

The Dilophosaurus In Rebirth Doesn’t Get A Chance To Shoot Venom

In Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, a dilophosaurus only briefly tries to intimidate Teresa before it is scared off by the T-rex. In the film, the dilophosaurus shows off its frilled neck as it approaches Teresa, which seems to be an intimidation tactic. This same tactic has been seen in previous movies in the series, and is quite creepy to watch onscreen.

However, the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum points out that there is no evidence of dilophosaurus’ having a frilled neck in real life. Therefore, while this does make the dinosaur stand out in the franchise, it is not accurate. Additionally, the first Jurᴀssic Park movie established that dilophosaurus’ could shoot venom from their mouths, which is also not accurate.

Since the dilophosaurus is only briefly onscreen in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, it never gets the chance to shoot venom. However, it can be ᴀssumed that Rebirth’s specific dilophosaurus would have behaved like others we have seen in the series. Overall, the appearance and abilities of dilophosaurus’ have never been accurate in the Jurᴀssic Park franchise, and the same is true for Rebirth.

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Mosasaurus’ Were Way Smaller In Real Life

Mosasaurus’ Are Dangerous Water Monsters

Compared to raptors and the dilophosaurus, the mosasaurus had a larger role in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. The giant sea-based dinosaur tips over the Delgado’s family boat at the beginning of the movie, and later returns to attack Zora and her crew alongside several spinosaurus’. Just like the other movies in the franchise, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth portrays the mosasaurus as the most dangerous ocean-based dinosaur.

This is definitely true, as mosasaurus’ ruled the ocean in the Prehistoric Age. However, as noted by the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum, the mosasaurus in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is much bigger than it was in real life. In the new movie, the creature appears to be about 40 meters long, potentially even bigger. However, mosasaurus’ in real life were likely closer to 17 meters long.

Additionally, the franchise has seemed to base the mosasaurus’ design off of crocodiles, which means it appears to have a thick layer of skin in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. In reality, archeologists have found that mosasaurus’ skin was more snake-like. Therefore, the mosasaurus in Rebirth is definitely not the most accurate dinosaur in the movie.

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Whether Spinosaurus’ Could Swim That Well Is Controversial

Several Spinosaurus’ Appear In Jurᴀssic World Rebirth

Spinosaurus’ made a welcome return to the franchise many years after one stole the show in Jurᴀssic Park III. In the new movie, several spinosaurus’ swim alongside the mosasaurus and attack Zora and her team’s boat. Spinosaurus’ are ᴅᴇᴀᴅly dinosaurs in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, as they result in the deaths of both Bobby and Nina.

However, it has been debated whether spinosaurus’ could actually swim well in real life. According to HowStuffWorks, several experts have argued that spinosaurus’ were only semiaquatic creatures, making them mediocre swimmers. Therefore, some may argue that the spinosaurus’ swimming so well in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is unrealistic.

On the other hand, Science News Explores presents evidence that spinosaurus’ were very strong swimmers and were actually primarily water monsters, rather than land-based creatures. Therefore, it is still debatable whether spinosaurus’ could actually swim as well as they do in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, which is why the species lands in the middle of this list.

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The Tyrannosaurus Rex Could Indeed Swim

The T-Rex Is Still The King Of The Franchise

While spinosaurus’ swim strongly in the ocean in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, which is controversial, the T-rex in the movie swims down a river while hunting the Delgado family. The T-rex river chase in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is arguably the scariest sequence in the entire movie. The T-rex has always been the king of the franchise, and it’s great to see it get some time in the spotlight in Rebirth.

Thankfully, the T-rex swimming in the film is scientifically accurate. As is pointed out in Apple TV+’s Prehistoric Planet, it has been discovered that T-rex’s bones had a hollow structure which would have helped them swim. Additionally, marks known as “swim traces” have been found on fossils of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅly dinosaurs. Therefore, it makes sense for Rebirth’s T-rex to swim like a crocodile as it pursues the Delgado family down the river.

However, as is the case with previous movies in the franchise, it should be noted that the T-rex’s appearance isn’t perfectly accurate in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. Even though they were quite big in real life, the T-rex’s in the Jurᴀssic Park franchise have always been presented to be larger than they actually were. Furthermore, real-life T-rex’s likely had feathers, which are not seen on the one featured in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth.

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тιтanosaurus’ Were Giant Sauropods

The Characters In Rebirth Are In Awe Of The тιтanosaurus’

After Zora and her team collect the DNA of the mosasaurus, they make their way across the island to find a тιтanosaurus. The тιтanosaurus mating scene in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is arguably the most wondrous moment of the movie. Just like the brachiosaurus scene in the original Jurᴀssic Park, the characters in the new film allow themselves to take in the beauty of the тιтanosaurus’.

They can do so because, as herbivores, the тιтanosaurus’ won’t attack them. This is accurate to real life. Additionally, the size of the тιтanosaurus’ in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth seems to be the same as the creatures that actually once roamed our planet. The American Museum of Natural History added an exhibit of a 122-foot-long тιтanosaurus in 2016, and it appears to be about the same size as the ones in Rebirth.

However, while тιтanosaurus’ did indeed have long tails, it’s possible that these were a bit exaggerated in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth for visual effect. The way their tails move in Rebirth is so graceful and definitely adds to the wonder of the scene, but it may be the one aspect of the тιтanosaurus in the movie that is not perfectly accurate to real life.

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Quetzalcoatlus’ Were Large Flying Dinosaurs

Quetzalcoatlus’ Ruled The Sky

After their encounters with the mosasaurus and тιтanosaurus’, quetzalcoatlus’ are the third and final dinosaur species that Zora and her team have to extract DNA from. However, since they are flying dinosaurs and would be very hard to shoot, the characters in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth choose to extract DNA from a quetzalcoatlus egg. This leads to one of the most thrilling sequences in the film.

As is established in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, quetzalcoatlus’ are widely believed to be the largest flying dinosaur to ever live. In the film, quetzalcoatlus’ are shown to be exceptional fliers, which is something that has been debated in the past. However, according to Britannica, evidence has proven that quetzalcoatlus’ could indeed fly for a long time, making its portrayal in the new movie very accurate.

Some real-life quetzalcoatlus were apparently five meters tall and had a wingspan of about 11 meters, which is actually bigger than how it is portrayed in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. However, quetzalcoatlus’ definitely ranged in size. Plus, the quetzalcoatlus in the movie is still quite big and formidable. Therefore, the portrayal of the flying dinosaur in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is very accurate.

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Aquilops Were The Size Of House Cats

The Aquilop In Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Gets A Name

While most of the dinosaurs on the list are very dangerous for humans to be around, the aquilops, which Isabella names Dolores, is very peaceful. After the Delgado family arrives on the island, the aquilop quickly encounters them and takes an interest in Isabella, the youngest character in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. In the movie, Dolores is very nice and even cuddles up with Isabella.

In an article by the University of Oklahoma News, the aquilops is described as “a perfect pet-sized companion.” Aquilops’ in real life were just the size of house cats, which means that its portrayal in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is very accurate. Additionally, Sam Noble Museum research ᴀssociates Andrew Farke and Matthew Wedel, who co-authored the paper describing the aquilops when it was first discovered in 2014, both praised its design in the movie.

Farke and Wedel agree that the design of the aquilops in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is perfectly accurate. Therefore, not only is Dolores the cutest creature in the franchise’s newest movie, but it is also the most accurate dinosaur in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth.

Sources: Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum (Velociraptor, Dilophosaurus, Mosasaurus), HowStuffWorks, Science News Explores, Prehistoric Planet, American Museum of Natural History, Britannica, University of Oklahoma News