Jurassic World Dominion’s official trailer exhibits a menagerie of ferocious dinosaurs in a wide variety of species. Dominion, teased as concluding both the Jurassic World and Jurassic Park franchises, is playing to its strengths: pulse-pounding action with fascinating ancient creatures. Old favorite dinosaurs are back, along with species not seen before in Jurassic World canon.
Jurassic World Dominion's timeline picks up four years after dinosaurs were released into the wild in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. In the trailers, it’s apparent that dinosaurs have spread across the world, both integrating themselves into the natural environment and terrorizing human civilization. Though humans may have been attempting to live alongside the giant reptiles, it’s made clear by the trailer that nature has been unbalanced and the world may not survive Dominion’s collision of past and present.
Reflecting this, Dominion’s cast also combines old and new; Sam Neill and Laura Dern reprise their roles from Jurassic Park while Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard continue theirs from Jurassic World. The true stars of Dominion, however, are clearly the dinosaurs, which follow Jurassic Park tradition by playing loosely with paleontological accuracy; for instance, some creatures’ sizes vary with their origins, while others exhibit proper feathers. Each ancient reptile is a thrill to see, however. Here’s each dinosaur seen in Jurassic World Dominion’s trailer.
A herd of Parasaurolophus is seen chased across the plains by Pratt’s Owen Grady on horseback. These herbivorous creatures were briefly seen in both the original Jurassic Park and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Parasaurolophus’ distinct crests are not horns but rather parts of their skulls, which presumably functioned to enhance the species’ hearing and communication.
Looked upon by a crowd of awestruck workers, an Apatosaurus bellows in a lumberyard in Dominion’s trailer. Previously slain by the hybrid Indominus rex in Jurassic World, the long-necked sauropods have featured in every installment of the new franchise. Apatosaurus can be distinguished from their towering peers by their shorter front legs, long tail, and absence of a pronounced nose.
Many Deinonychus are seen throughout Dominion’s trailer, primly attacking humans and taking care of their young. Two types of these raptors are present: the scaly versions popularized by Owen's accomplice Blue, and a more natural-looking feathered version. Despite being referred to as Velociraptors in Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, and the original novels by Michael Crichton, the dinosaurs are unmistakably Deinonychus in size, shape, and behavior; the name was taken from a similar species because it sounded more dramatic.
An enormous Mosasaur launches out of the ocean to drag a fishing vessels’ haul under the waves in Dominion’s trailer. Presumably the exact same aquatic monster featured in both previous Jurassic World movies, the Mosasaurus now ventures the Earth’s oceans freely. Ravenous, with incredibly huge jaws, the Mosasaurus is quite possibly the most dangerous of all of Dominions’ creatures, proving previously capable of devouring the Indominous rex with a single bite.
The figurehead staple of the Jurassic World franchise, Dominion’s trailer features a Tyrannosaurus rex interrupting a drive-in movie. A T-rex has been in every Jurassic Park movie and those of Jurassic World, both as unstoppable adversaries and terrifying allies. A classic example of giant, predatory theropods, Tyrannosaurus rex’s name appropriately captures its place as the tyrant king of dinosaurs.
A Compsognathus skeleton briefly appears in the background as Dr. Ellie Sattler and Dr. Alan Grant reunite, played by Dern and Neill respectively. Most dangerous in packs, these small carnivores were featured in The Lost World, Jurassic Park III, and Fallen Kingdom. While only a fossil has been revealed so far, it’s likely many Compsognathuses will appear in Dominion; lots were saved and released in the previous film.
Stalking Howard’s Claire Dearing through the woods, a Therizinosaur acts curiously vicious despite being a herbivore. This species is completely new to Jurassic World, and is overall a highly bizarre dinosaur. Feathered and beaked, Therizinosaurus is closely related to raptors, though its very long claws were used to reach vegetation rather than hunt prey.
Rampaging through a European plaza, a pair of Allosauruses nearly snatch up Owen in their jaws in Jurassic World Dominion’s trailer. An Allosaurus was seen previously escaping the erupting volcano in Fallen Kingdom. The bipedal predators could be seen as smaller versions of Tyrannosaurs, but the species has distinct differences, including the horn-like ridges on their heads and smaller size.
In Dominion’s trailer, a giant Quetzalcoatlus swoops out of the sky to savage a plane Owen and Claire ride. Dwarfing other air-borne reptiles, Quetzalcoatlus is a dinosaur never seen in Jurassic Park or World movies before, making its appearance all the more potent. While they aren’t exactly dinosaurs genetically, the flying beasts are still fascinating, terrifying hunters.
Accompanying the Quetzalcoatlus in its assault on the plane, Dominion features a flock of aggressive Pteranodons. Smaller but no less capable in the air, the winged creatures have appeared in every Jurassic Park and World movie since Jurassic Park: The Lost World, causing varying levels of chaos. Pteranodons may be some of the most recognizable of all the animals featured in Dominion with their signature head-crest and spear-like beak.
A colorfully-frilled Dilophosaurus comes face to face with Claire in Dominion’s trailer. Not seen since the original movie, this species was popularized by its ability to spit corrosive acid- an entirely fictional ability contrived for Jurassic Park. While it’s highly unlikely Dilophosaurus was able to spit acid, it may have been venomous. Furthermore, there’s no fossil evidence for Dilophosaurus’ iconic frill, although it’s certainly a thrilling look, possibly the result of the chimeric experiments done by Jurassic Park’s geneticists.
Dominion’s trailer features a group of stampeding Nasutoceratops throwing armored vehicles around with their horns. Though they greatly resemble similar, classic species like Triceratops, these ceratopsian dinosaurs have not appeared in any Jurassic World installment before now. Distinguished by their lack of a nose-mounted horn, the Nasutoceratops appear significantly more aggressive than their herbaceous nature would suggest; clearly, something happens in Dominion to anger the powerful quadrupeds.
An enormous theropod closes in on all the heroes in Dominion’s trailer, something larger and more imposing than even the Tyrannosaurus rex. Previously seen only in Dominion's prologue teaser, where it defeats a T-Rex in combat, the vicious creature’s ridged head suggests that it is a Giganotosaurus. What the Giganotosaurus is capable of in Dominion is unknown, but the conquering dinosaur is posed to be the greatest, most terrifying of all its fellows in Jurassic World Dominion.
