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English: With the release of Jurassic World today, we thought it might be fun to speak to an expert about the way dinosaurs have been (and still are) portrayed in movies vs. what science actually shows us.

Is Hollywood still getting it wrong, or have they adapted their portrayals to match the scientific research of dinosaurs?

It’s been 22 years since the first Jurassic Park movie was released.

An excerpt from the website tvtropes.org:

Dinosaurs are pretty cool, which is why they are frequently seen in fiction. However, creators do not always prioritize historical or scientific accuracy when dealing with these prehistoric creatures in works. As such, dinosaurs often appear in the wrong time period, along with humans, possess special abilities that they otherwise would never have had, or are treated as pets or friendly characters.

Dr. Thomas Holtz co-wrote a kid-friendly nonfiction guide to dinosaurs that coincides with the release of Jurassic World…it’s called Jurassic World Dinosaur Field Guide…

"The original movies brought the dinosaur research of the 1980s to 1990s viewers," Holtz says. "And the latest one seems to bring the dinosaur research of the 1980s to the 2010s viewers."