Steven Spielberg didn’t take science into account
For several decades, Tyrannosaurus Rex did not have a name. AT least until Henry Fairfield Osborn, back in 1905, saw the second complete skeleton ever found and decided to call it that. from the Greek words “tyrannos” (“tyrant”), “sauros” (“lizard”) and “rex” (“king”). Although well, there was actually another specimen that he decided to call Dynamosaurus imperiosus before realizing that they belonged to the same species. And between the two names, the truth is, there was no color.
The knowledge must be done
The first film in which a tyrannosaurus appeared was in The ghost of Slumber Mountaina short film from 1918, which was followed by the legendary The lost World, a 1925 adaptation of the novel in which the dinosaur in question did not appear… but popular culture loved him too much not to include him. And the passage of time inevitably led us to Jurassic Parkwhere he became the king of the show. As much as scientists, apparently, would like to call it something else.
And in the film Steven Spielberg made a small mistake that is impossible to see at first: in the geneticists’ files we can read misspelled writings “Tyranosaurus” (missing an “n”) and “Stegasaurus” (the first “a” should be an “o”). At this level, it was normal that the park would end up breaking into four parts.
Incidentally, the mistake was made deliberately: in the novel, during the initial tour, Doctor Wu tells the protagonists that he is not able to follow all the complicated names and scientists. They were so focused on the cloning process that they did not pay attention to the details. A fine detail that Spielberg captured in the best possible way: if you notice it, perfect. And if not, the film continues to be just as prodigious.
