The new Jurassic World: Dominion trailer lies that the franchise's biggest carnivorous dinosaur is in the movie, and Dr. Alan Grant knows it. Sam Neill returns to the Jurassic Park franchise at long last to help close out the Jurassic World trilogy and put his dinosaur expertise to good use. After encountering the prehistoric creatures twice before, he'll be thrust into a very different landscape in Jurassic World: Dominion after the genetic manipulation that has occurred in recent years. However, it seems he's getting some of his facts mixed up now.
The Jurassic franchise has not always been scientifically accurate in its portrayal of dinosaurs, but the movies have repeatedly gotten a lot right about what is known about these creatures. The accuracy of the franchise is a bit tougher to track thanks to the Jurassic World movies, as InGen and others were in the business of inventing dinosaurs. This meant combining the DNA of various animals with what was left of the dinosaurs, resulting in terrifying hybrid creations like the Indominus Rex and Indoraptor. Jurassic World: Dominion is returning the focus on real dinosaurs primarily, but that has now raised a new issue.
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During the latest Jurassic World: Dominion trailer, the original franchise cast and newer characters are united in their effort to save the world. It concludes with them standing face-to-face with the Giganotosaurus and someone asking what it is. The trailer then shows Sam Neill's Alan Grant saying, "the biggest carnivore the world has ever seen." The Giganotosaurus is undoubtedly a terrifying creature to stand in front of, but Jurassic World: Dominion lies about its status in the hierarchy of dinosaurs. The Giganotosaurus is not the biggest known carnivorous dinosaur in history, as that title belongs to the Spinosaurus instead (at least on land), making Dr. Grant's claim incredibly strange.
The Giganotosaurus is estimated to be one of the world's largest carnivores, but most evidence supports the widespread belief that the Spinosaurus is actually the biggest carnivore. It is certainly odd that a scientific expert like Dr. Alan Grant would get this fact wrong. Not only should he know that the evidence is against the Giganotosaurus being the biggest carnivore, but he has personally seen one with his own two eyes before Jurassic World: Dominion. During the events of Jurassic Park III, Grant repeatedly encounters a Spinosaurus, which is why his lie in the Jurassic World 3 trailer doesn't make any sense.
Since Alan Grant should know the Spinosaurus is bigger than the Giganotosaurus, the Jurassic franchise could once again be changing its dinosaur facts with Jurassic World: Dominion. The prior two installments have made plenty of size-related errors, such as Velociraptors and Stegosaurses being too large, while the Dilophosaurus and Pachycephalosaurses are too small. Changing the Giganotosaurus could continue this mix-up, while also ensuring that Jurassic World: Dominion features the Jurassic franchise's biggest dinosaur - even if it isn't factually correct.
