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down our picks for the top ten
scientific inaccuracies in Jurassic Park
how did you get to different kinds of
dinosaurs – you know oh indominus wasn’t
bred
she was designed before we begin we
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for this list we’re looking at details
in the Jurassic Park franchise
inconsistent with what we know or at
least we think we know about dinosaurs
and other ancient reptiles now this
isn’t to knock the movies the original
Jurassic Park is the greatest dinosaur
movie period but it’s nice to know how
real life works – but number 10 most of
the dinosaurs aren’t from the Jurassic
period imagine yourself notifications
period
what’s in a name dinosaurs dominated the
earth during the Triassic Jurassic and
Cretaceous periods all part of the
Mesozoic era but almost all of the stars
of Jurassic Park are actually from the
Cretaceous including the t-rex
Velociraptor Triceratops and Pteranodons
mind you there are some exceptions like
the Brachiosaurus
Dilophosaurus and Stegosaurus which did
live during the Jurassic period of
course Mesozoic Park doesn’t have quite
the same ring so we get it but damn it
Hammond we’re still gonna blame you on
this one welcome
to Jurassic Park number nine where did
the extinct plants come from dinosaurs
go through a lot of food just look at
all that Triceratops poop we don’t know
if he stood on another Triceratops to
make that mound or what but we can say
with certainty he eats his vegetables so
what exactly is Triceratops breakfast in
Jurassic Park according to the expert
paleobotanist Ellie Sattler Hammond has
somehow managed to resurrect extinct
plants species of very Foreman’s been
extinct since the Cretaceous period I
mean this thing is about this thing but
how sure scientists have regenerated
plants from seeds encased in ice 32,000
years ago but we’re talking about 66
million years we’re not saying it won’t
be possible one day maybe but some
explanation would be nice
well the question is how can you know
anything about an extinct ecosystem
number eight Pteranodons couldn’t lift
people the Jurassic Park franchise is
full of iconic death scenes but there
was one in Jurassic world that
the drawn-out death of Claire’s personal
assistant Zara came out of nowhere
and marked a strange tonal shift but the
devil is also in the paleontological
details first off
Pteranodons were probably fuzzy rather
than scaly with coats of hair like
filaments second Pteranodons didn’t have
the grasping foot structure or muscles
required to lift a human nor the
strength and wingspan to be fair the
Pteranodons did drop her a few times
although it didn’t really help number
seven T Rex’s motion vision as every fan
knows it’s important to have a
velociraptor home escape plan just in
case when it comes to t-rex though you
might think elaborate preparations
unfortunately the idea that
Tyrannosaurus could only detect motion
is pretty far-fetched in the book it’s
the result of mixing in frog DNA but in
the movie it’s just a t-rex fact and you
keep still because you think that maybe
his visual acuity is based on movement
like t-rex you’ll lose you if you don’t
move but no not velociraptor a study
from Professor Kent Stevens of the
University of Oregon mapped the
dinosaurs visual capabilities concluding
t-rex probably had more binocular range
than a hawk and better visual clarity
than an eagle it also had a great sense
of smell so maybe do move must go faster
number 6
everything about the Brachiosaurus
scenes remember the sense of wonder when
we got our first good look at dinosaurs
that’s not all he starts and later
there’s running and screaming even re
watching the movie today
the majestic Brachiosaurus is striking
but according to professor Bret
Bennington of Hofstra University
these ponderous colossi were to
front-heavy to rear back and support
their weight on their hind legs a feat
which also doesn’t seem to get them any
higher they’re eating eucalyptus leaves
which have toxins poisonous to most
animals and as cute as it is the
Brachiosaurus didn’t chew like a cow
from side to side and probably just
swallowed its meals whole just think of
it as kind of a big number 5 spinosaurus
vs t-rex t-rex is the tyrant king of the
dinosaurs right one of the most
controversial moves in the franchise was
having the Spinosaurus defeat the parks
most iconic star in real life
Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus lived in
different places and times but who would
have won in a real fight
Spinosaurus was larger and debate
continues over whether t-rex was really
an apex predator or a scavenger but
Spinosaurus has elongated crocodilian
jaws conical teeth and raised nostrils
suggest it was adapted for catching fish
it’s tough to know who would win in a
real fight but given those long narrow
jaws the idea that Spinosaurus could
have crushed and broken tyrannosauruses
when Jurassic world hit screens
paleontologists had mixed reactions to
the Mosasaurus the back frill was new
and there’s a good chance mosasaurs had
forked tongues but the creator’s had
included a true-to-life second row of
teeth on the marine reptiles palate on
the other hand the scale was all wrong
an infographic in the park lists the
Mosasaurus as 55 feet long about the
same as the largest fossil ever found
but the Mosasaurus we actually see is
enormous in an interview digital
creature model supervisor Jeff Campbell
admitted he was scaled up to take on
indominus rex and we presume for reasons
of Awesomeness number three real dinos
have feathers
we’ve learned a lot about dinosaurs
since the original Jurassic Park the
main grumble from paleontologists when
Jurassic world came out was that the
dinosaurs were still stuck in the 90s it
is useful for continuity and there’s
always the frog DNA excuse to fall back
on on the tour film said they used frog
DNA to fill in the gene sequence gaps
thing but for the record we know now
that a lot of dinosaurs had feathers
rather than having scaled leathery hides
some dinosaurs strutted their stuff in
rich plumage in colors that ranged from
muted earthy tones to fabulous shades of
red orange and iridescent black
Velociraptor and Gallimimus were
probably pretty fluffy and even t-rex
number two liquid blood preserved in
he said dicker it sounds good in theory
mine ancient amber extract DNA for
mosquitoes and hey presto we’re gonna
make a fortune with this place
dinosaurs adventure running screaming
chaos and then back to the start again
sadly even skipping over the fact that
the mosquito species shown doesn’t suck
blood and amber from the Dominican
Republic doesn’t date back to dinosaur
times there’s a pretty big hitch DNA
degrades over time and the gaps can’t
just be stuffed from some other random
animal the idea that blood would survive
that long in fluid form is even more
improbable in real life the dinosaur DNA
would be all mixed up with the
mosquitoes it makes for great science
fiction but don’t hold your breath for
that pet Triceratops before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
right there’s no trace of like berries
so odd though
number one velociraptors were the size
the velociraptors in Jurassic Park are
super intelligent murder machines and
what’s worse tall enough to open kitchen
doors but real velociraptors were much
smaller and probably had feathers
basically just really angry chickens
when author michael crichton wrote the
1990 novel Jurassic Park he actually
based the Raptors on their larger cousin
Deinonychus but didn’t think the name
sounded cool enough actual velociraptors
also didn’t have pronated wrists their
palms faced each other rather than
downward on the bright side this would
have made it a lot harder for them to
open doors although you know what they
say life finds a way do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
scientific inaccuracies in Jurassic Park
how did you get to different kinds of
dinosaurs – you know oh indominus wasn’t
bred
she was designed before we begin we
publish new content every day so be sure
to subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell
to get notified about our latest videos
for this list we’re looking at details
in the Jurassic Park franchise
inconsistent with what we know or at
least we think we know about dinosaurs
and other ancient reptiles now this
isn’t to knock the movies the original
Jurassic Park is the greatest dinosaur
movie period but it’s nice to know how
real life works – but number 10 most of
the dinosaurs aren’t from the Jurassic
period imagine yourself notifications
period
what’s in a name dinosaurs dominated the
earth during the Triassic Jurassic and
Cretaceous periods all part of the
Mesozoic era but almost all of the stars
of Jurassic Park are actually from the
Cretaceous including the t-rex
Velociraptor Triceratops and Pteranodons
mind you there are some exceptions like
the Brachiosaurus
Dilophosaurus and Stegosaurus which did
live during the Jurassic period of
course Mesozoic Park doesn’t have quite
the same ring so we get it but damn it
Hammond we’re still gonna blame you on
this one welcome
to Jurassic Park number nine where did
the extinct plants come from dinosaurs
go through a lot of food just look at
all that Triceratops poop we don’t know
if he stood on another Triceratops to
make that mound or what but we can say
with certainty he eats his vegetables so
what exactly is Triceratops breakfast in
Jurassic Park according to the expert
paleobotanist Ellie Sattler Hammond has
somehow managed to resurrect extinct
plants species of very Foreman’s been
extinct since the Cretaceous period I
mean this thing is about this thing but
how sure scientists have regenerated
plants from seeds encased in ice 32,000
years ago but we’re talking about 66
million years we’re not saying it won’t
be possible one day maybe but some
explanation would be nice
well the question is how can you know
anything about an extinct ecosystem
number eight Pteranodons couldn’t lift
people the Jurassic Park franchise is
full of iconic death scenes but there
was one in Jurassic world that
the drawn-out death of Claire’s personal
assistant Zara came out of nowhere
and marked a strange tonal shift but the
devil is also in the paleontological
details first off
Pteranodons were probably fuzzy rather
than scaly with coats of hair like
filaments second Pteranodons didn’t have
the grasping foot structure or muscles
required to lift a human nor the
strength and wingspan to be fair the
Pteranodons did drop her a few times
although it didn’t really help number
seven T Rex’s motion vision as every fan
knows it’s important to have a
velociraptor home escape plan just in
case when it comes to t-rex though you
might think elaborate preparations
unfortunately the idea that
Tyrannosaurus could only detect motion
is pretty far-fetched in the book it’s
the result of mixing in frog DNA but in
the movie it’s just a t-rex fact and you
keep still because you think that maybe
his visual acuity is based on movement
like t-rex you’ll lose you if you don’t
move but no not velociraptor a study
from Professor Kent Stevens of the
University of Oregon mapped the
dinosaurs visual capabilities concluding
t-rex probably had more binocular range
than a hawk and better visual clarity
than an eagle it also had a great sense
of smell so maybe do move must go faster
number 6
everything about the Brachiosaurus
scenes remember the sense of wonder when
we got our first good look at dinosaurs
that’s not all he starts and later
there’s running and screaming even re
watching the movie today
the majestic Brachiosaurus is striking
but according to professor Bret
Bennington of Hofstra University
these ponderous colossi were to
front-heavy to rear back and support
their weight on their hind legs a feat
which also doesn’t seem to get them any
higher they’re eating eucalyptus leaves
which have toxins poisonous to most
animals and as cute as it is the
Brachiosaurus didn’t chew like a cow
from side to side and probably just
swallowed its meals whole just think of
it as kind of a big number 5 spinosaurus
vs t-rex t-rex is the tyrant king of the
dinosaurs right one of the most
controversial moves in the franchise was
having the Spinosaurus defeat the parks
most iconic star in real life
Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus lived in
different places and times but who would
have won in a real fight
Spinosaurus was larger and debate
continues over whether t-rex was really
an apex predator or a scavenger but
Spinosaurus has elongated crocodilian
jaws conical teeth and raised nostrils
suggest it was adapted for catching fish
it’s tough to know who would win in a
real fight but given those long narrow
jaws the idea that Spinosaurus could
have crushed and broken tyrannosauruses
when Jurassic world hit screens
paleontologists had mixed reactions to
the Mosasaurus the back frill was new
and there’s a good chance mosasaurs had
forked tongues but the creator’s had
included a true-to-life second row of
teeth on the marine reptiles palate on
the other hand the scale was all wrong
an infographic in the park lists the
Mosasaurus as 55 feet long about the
same as the largest fossil ever found
but the Mosasaurus we actually see is
enormous in an interview digital
creature model supervisor Jeff Campbell
admitted he was scaled up to take on
indominus rex and we presume for reasons
of Awesomeness number three real dinos
have feathers
we’ve learned a lot about dinosaurs
since the original Jurassic Park the
main grumble from paleontologists when
Jurassic world came out was that the
dinosaurs were still stuck in the 90s it
is useful for continuity and there’s
always the frog DNA excuse to fall back
on on the tour film said they used frog
DNA to fill in the gene sequence gaps
thing but for the record we know now
that a lot of dinosaurs had feathers
rather than having scaled leathery hides
some dinosaurs strutted their stuff in
rich plumage in colors that ranged from
muted earthy tones to fabulous shades of
red orange and iridescent black
Velociraptor and Gallimimus were
probably pretty fluffy and even t-rex
number two liquid blood preserved in
he said dicker it sounds good in theory
mine ancient amber extract DNA for
mosquitoes and hey presto we’re gonna
make a fortune with this place
dinosaurs adventure running screaming
chaos and then back to the start again
sadly even skipping over the fact that
the mosquito species shown doesn’t suck
blood and amber from the Dominican
Republic doesn’t date back to dinosaur
times there’s a pretty big hitch DNA
degrades over time and the gaps can’t
just be stuffed from some other random
animal the idea that blood would survive
that long in fluid form is even more
improbable in real life the dinosaur DNA
would be all mixed up with the
mosquitoes it makes for great science
fiction but don’t hold your breath for
that pet Triceratops before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
right there’s no trace of like berries
so odd though
number one velociraptors were the size
the velociraptors in Jurassic Park are
super intelligent murder machines and
what’s worse tall enough to open kitchen
doors but real velociraptors were much
smaller and probably had feathers
basically just really angry chickens
when author michael crichton wrote the
1990 novel Jurassic Park he actually
based the Raptors on their larger cousin
Deinonychus but didn’t think the name
sounded cool enough actual velociraptors
also didn’t have pronated wrists their
palms faced each other rather than
downward on the bright side this would
have made it a lot harder for them to
open doors although you know what they
say life finds a way do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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