7 Most Jaw Dropping Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park

After announcing the 7th installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, “Jurassic World Rebirth,” I decided to rewatch the entire franchise. For diehard Jurassic Park fans, a lot of amazing things appeared in the teaser trailer for Rebirth. For one, we got a return of a beloved Dinosaur that hasn’t been seen since the 2001 film Jurassic Park 3.

The legendary Spinosaurus makes its long-awaited return in the franchise's seventh film. It’s known amongst the books and Jurassic Park community that the Spinosaurus from JP3 was, in fact, a genetic hybrid. This is why the Spinosaurus was so easily able to defeat the Tyrannosaurus Rex early in the movie. This made for a great “shock and awe” moment in the film.

As paleontology is constantly evolving, we now understand that in 2025, a spinosaurus looks dramatically different from the 2001 movie. The new design makes it look much less formidable on land, which is supposedly more scientifically accurate. While this upset some fans in the initial trailer, it is also the right decision the series has already shown it’s willing to make.

For example, in Jurassic World Dominion, the Quetzalcoatlus and Pyroraptors were shown to have feathers all over their bodies. This is a complete flip of the script from the first five movies and an acknowledgement of the present-day understanding of Dinosaurs.

Expanding on realism and Jurassic Park further, they even showed a feathered T-Rex in a snippet of Jurassic Park Dominion film. While it was not a prevalent part of the movie, it says a lot that Universal was willing to acknowledge that their most iconic Dinosaur may have looked a tad different from their movie designs. Not that the creators of Jurassic Park have ever claimed to be making a documentary on Dinosaurs, but still, it's cool to see.

The Jurassic Park Velociraptor's are arguably the most iconic Dinosaur in the films, right next to the T-rex. If not more iconic, they may have played a more critical role in the outcome of the movie at least. The T-Rex and the Raptors are one of the few creatures that have been featured in every single Jurassic Park film.

These raptors are far larger than true Velociraptors ever were, but it seemed much cooler to make them as large as humans. Interestingly enough, the raptors in the films were actually modeled after Deinonychus, which was much larger than Velociraptors. It is also now believed that most raptors were covered in some kind of feathering for climate control, attracting a mate, or even species identification.

Again, the Dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park movies were never advertised as a perfect example of real-life Dinosaurs. Even in the films, they are called "theme park monsters" on multiple occasions. Regardless of the realism, we can still have favorite designs of these "monsters". For example, there are several different very unique skin patterns for the Velociraptors throughout the films. Of course, we have Blue, Charlie, Echo, and Delta in the Jurassic World movie. All 4 adorn a unique skin color, which makes them stand out.

In the first three Jurassic Park films, we see several other designs for the Jurassic Park Velociraptors: some black and red, some traditional grey, and others almost white in color. Universal made the right call by making all of these different variants.

An interesting thing about the new Jurassic World Rebirth movies is that they return to the hybrid formula. The Jurassic World films have already featured the Indominus Rex and Indoraptor. Now, we are getting the “D-Rex.” The D-Rex is perhaps the most bizarre and creative idea the franchise has come up with so far.

While not confirmed by the creators, fans speculate that the new hybrid looks like a mix between a Rancor, Xenomorph, and Tyrannosaurus Rex. As ridiculous as that may sound, the new creature does share some similarities to all 3 of those beings. All fans of the Jurassic Park franchise should be excited for the new film and be hopeful. The release date is set for July 2nd, 2025. As we prepare for the latest release, let’s explore the entire franchise and countdown to the most astonishing Dinosaurs we've seen thus far!   

While not scientifically accurate, the Jurassic Park 3 Spinosaurus is downright badass. The film took a leap of faith as this was the first time they made a big, bad villain other than the T-rex. Personally, I think the JP3 Spino was awesome to see and was a homerun.  

This list wouldn't be complete without the star of the franchise. "Rexy" is an icon and the films wouldn't have been the success they are today without the beloved Tyrannosaurs Rex.  

Giganotosaurus was not necessarily the most accurate to science design. However, this dino looked awesome and was a fearsome opponent to anything that lived in the environment in Jurassic World Dominion. I absolutely loved the design, as it's not supposed to look real!

For me, the Velociraptors are the coolest part of the entire franchise. They took an otherwise unknown dinosaur and made it beloved and feared by the mainstream public. Although much larger than the reality, the Jurassic Park Velociraptor is an amazing design that is truly iconic.

Being a massive dino nerd myself, Quetzalcoatlus was amazing to see in a Jurassic Park movie rather than in a documentary for once. Believe it or not, they didn't really stray too far on the science for this one! Which makes the Quetzalcoatlus that much more terrifying.

Therizinosaurus is the scariest herbivore you'll ever see in these movies. The very definition of "not a gentle giant". The films perfectly captured the unreal size of the Therizinosaurus's claws and were sure to make it a focal point. Again realism aside, I love the overall look of the Therizinosaurus in Jurassic Park Dominion. My only suggestion, feather it up a bit!    

The most dangerous animal that lived in the Jurassic Period was the Mosasaurus. It was so incredibly cool for Jurassic World to finally give us an aquatic prehistoric reptile. While not technically a Dinosaur and they appear quite a bit large than reality, I truly love the addition of the Mosasaurus in the franchise.