Summary
- Jurassic World: Dominion concludes many story arcs that began in 1993's Jurassic Park, featuring a world where dinosaurs reach the mainland.
- The fan-favorite T-Rex, Rexy, faces new challenges in Dominion, including a memorable showdown with the Giganotosaurus.
- With new dinosaurs like Pyroraptors and Dreadnoughtus, Dominion offers a diverse roster while focusing more on human cloning than dinosaur action.
All the dinosaurs in Jurassic World: Dominion show fans what happens when the human and dino worlds collide. The third entry in the Jurassic World trilogy, and the sixth Jurassic feature overall, released in 2022, four years after the debut of 2018's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Dominion seems to wrap up the Jurassic World trilogy and concludes many story arcs that began in 1993's Jurassic Park.
Following Fallen Kingdom's escape-focused ending, Jurassic World: Dominion combines characters from the franchise as they struggle in a world where dinosaurs reach the mainland. With the genetically modified creatures no longer restricted to a remote island or a contained facility, the world must decide the fate of these once-extinct beasts. Among several brand-new dinosaurs in Jurassic World: Dominion, there are also several returning species, such as the T-Rex and Jurassic World's friendly Velociraptor, Blue.
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The Jurassic Park Staple Returned In Dominion
It wouldn't be a Jurassic film without a T-Rex, and of all the dinosaurs in Jurassic World: Dominion, this one remains the fan-favorite. The iconic predator is the unofficial mascot for the series, with its skeleton serving as the logo for the park both in real life and in films. Of all the T-Rexes in the franchise, none is more beloved than the first Rex from Jurassic Park. Dubbed "Rexy," this is the same T-Rex that fought the Indominus in Jurassic World and escaped into the wild at the end of Fallen Kingdom.
After years of survival, Rexy faces new challenges in Jurassic World: Dominion, which opens with a sequence set at a drive-in theater where she causes carnage while fleeing BioSyn helicopters. The fan-favorite T-Rex sees her arc conclude by the end of the movie too, finally getting revenge on the Giganotosaur who killed her 65 million years ago – a surprisingly satisfying end for a character who's a dinosaur.
Velociraptor
The Franchise's Smartest Dinosaurs Continue To Have A Strong Presence
After the T-Rex, the other most iconic dinosaur in the Jurassic franchise is undoubtedly the Velociraptor. Jurassic World introduced audiences to a specific raptor named Blue, who was trained from birth by Chris Pratt's Owen Grady. At the end of Fallen Kingdom, Blue escaped into the wild alongside a horde of other prehistoric beasts. Dominion takes Blue in a direction that many fans have found controversial, however.
Beta, another named Jurassic World: Dominion raptor, is Blue's daughter.
Beta, another named Jurassic World: Dominion raptor, is Blue's daughter — produced asexually. While giving Blue offspring is no crime in itself, many have taken online to voice how convoluted the plotline around Beta and Blue played out. They felt the focus on sci-fi genetic science took up time that could have been spent on character development or more of the dinosaur action expected from a Jurassic World movie.
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A New Feathered Dinosaur Joined The Franchise
One of the new dinosaurs in Jurassic World: Dominion is the Pyroraptors, which generated a lot of buzz. These distinctive raptors are feathered in the movie. This is an interesting choice since Jurassic Park and Jurassic World dinosaurs aren't scientifically accurate. Their design is normally less avian and more reptilian, as they were once thought to be before advances in paleontology and genetics led to a better understanding of dinosaur physiology.
The Pyroraptor can't claim any prizes for historical accuracy, however, as in the movie it's portrayed as an agile swimmer — something there's no evidence for in real life.
Mosasaurus
The Most Terrifying Dinosaur Ever To Grace The Ocean
One of the breakout stars when it comes to the newest dinosaurs in Jurassic World: Dominion, the Mosasaurus quickly became one of the most iconic animals in the entire franchise, even getting to kill the mutant Indominus Rex. It also holds the distinction of being the first of the park's residents to break free and leave the island behind. The Mosasaurus is still cruising the oceans in Dominion, capsizing a crabbing boat and consuming the crew at the beginning of the movie.
Atrociraptor
The Velociraptor's Antagonistic Cousin
Since Blue and Owen's arc meant Jurassic World's velociraptors need to be more relatable than they were in Jurassic Park, the shoulder-height pack-hunter position in Jurassic World: Dominion is filled by the Atrociraptor. Larger and more brutish than Blue, they're one of the carnivores Owen has to avoid while racing through the streets of Malta on a motorbike. Atrociraptors belong to the same family of dinosaurs as the Velociraptors, making them an ideal replacement in Dominion's high-octane bike chase scene.
Allosaurus
The Prehistoric Carnivore That Terrorizes Malta
The carnivorous Allosaurus made its debut in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, where at least five examples of the species made it back to the mainland alive. One of these surviving Allosaurus was purchased in the film's dinosaur auction, and another was observed doing battle with a stubborn Nasutoceratops in the short film Battle at Big Rock. In Jurassic World: Dominion, several of the Allosaurus can be seen causing carnage in Malta after the dinosaur black market is raided by authorities.
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The Cretaceous Predator That (Almost) Matches The T-Rex
The other deadly predator unleashed on the streets of Malta after the dinosaurs at the black market in Jurassic World: Dominion are liberated is the Carnotaurus. While not quite the same level of apex predator as the mighty T-Rex, Carnotaurus still dominated food chains across South America during the late Cretaceous period. The Carnotaurus may be smaller than a T-Rex, but they tower over the panicked citizens of Malta — a fact these carnivorous horned predators use to their grizzly advantage.
Quetzalcoatlus
A Flying Dinosaur That Preys On Planes
Quetzalcoatlus was a behemoth flying pterosaur, the same family as the Pterodactyl. Quetzalcoatlus, however, was much larger, a fact leveraged in one of Jurassic World: Dominion's intense CGI sequences when one tries to take down a plane. They were thought to have a wingspan of just over 36ft, which is more than large enough to make air travel infinitely more hazardous in the dinosaur-inhabited Earth of Dominion.
Therizinosaurus
The Terrifying Clawed Predator From Pre-History
One Jurassic World: Dominion scene that harks back to the tension Jurassic Park mustered involves Claire Dearing hiding from the terrifying Therizinosaurus. This predator has a distinct appearance, sporting long claws that could reach over 3ft — thought to be the longest of any animal that's walked the Earth to date. Therizinosaurus was comparable in size to Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the pair teamed up at the climax of Jurassic World: Dominion to take on the fearsome Giganotosaurus.
Giganotosaurus
The Rival To The T-Rex With An Incredibly Appropriate Name
If Rexy is the Godzilla of the Jurassic World franchise, then the monstrous Giganotosaurus is its King Ghidorah. The Giganotosaurus is set up as an antagonist for the T-Rex to take on in an epic dinosaur fight at the end of Jurassic World: Dominion, and Rexy isn't able to best the titanic carnivore without assistance from a Therizinosaurus.
While every predatory dinosaur in Jurassic World: Dominion is fearsome, Giganotosaurus is in a league of its own. They were larger than Tyrannosaurus Rex and had mouths full of 8-12-inch teeth, which they could drive into the flesh of their prey with a bite strength of over 35,000 Newtons.
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The Fan-Favorite Frilled Dinosaur Returns In Dominion
Many fan-favorite characters from Jurassic Park make a return to join Jurassic World: Dominion dinosaurs in this final adventure. This isn't just limited to humans, however. The frilled Dilophosaurus, infamous for killing hapless industrial espionage-botching failure Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park, is back. This venom-spitting dino doesn't break form either, continuing its tradition of ending Jurassic antagonists' lives when a pack of them set upon Jurassic World: Dominion's human villain Lewis Dodgson.
Triceratops
A Trike And Its Adorable Baby Make For A Heartwarming Dominion Moment
After an injured Triceratops captured audience's hearts in Jurassic Park, "Trikes" are back in Jurassic World: Dominion for an equally emotional moment. With dinosaurs roaming the world again, dino black markets have become a thing that exists. One scene shows one of these illegal operations in Malta. Among the caged dinosaurs is a family of Triceratops, including an adorable baby Trike.
Nasutoceratops And Sinoceratops
A Two-Horned Cousin Of The Triceratops
The Nasutoceratops, a relative of the famous three-horned Triceratops that featured in Jurassic Park, made its Jurassic World debut in the short film Battle at Big Rock, where it battled an Allosaurus. The creature returns in Jurassic World: Dominion, using its massive weight and horns to flip jeeps like they were made of paper. A herd of Nasutoceratops and Triceratops, along with three-horned Sinoceratops, get panicked and start to stampede after a fleet of Dinosaur Protection Group vehicles disturbs them.