Isla Nublar is the fictional island on which dinosaurs were held in Jurassic Park. It was said to be 120 miles off the coast of Costa Rica. Isla Nublar was also the 'showroom' for Jurassic Park (that is, significant bio-engineering did not take place there; rather, it is simply the place where the dinosaurs are displayed for visitors). FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are giant reptiles that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for most of their 165-million year existence. ... Jurassic Park is a techno-thriller novel written by Michael Crichton that was published in 1990. ...

Name

Isla Nublar is intended to mean "Island of Clouds" in Spanish. Nublar ^[1] is not a Spanish adjective, but a verb ('to cloud'). Proper Spanish would have Isla de Nubes, Isla Nublada or Isla Nubosa.

Geology

Isla Nublar was not considered a true island; rather, it was described as a seamount, a volcanic upthrusting of rock from the ocean floor; however, that description does not quite fit. The island of Hawaii was formed the same way. The heat that is still produced from the old volcano provides geothermal power to the park's electricity generating systems; because of this the island is still hot in some areas and often even hot under foot. The island lies covered in fog due to this heat and the prevailing currents. A seamount is a mountain rising from the seafloor that does not reach to the surface of the ocean. ... This article is about volcanoes in geology. ... The Island of Hawaiʻi (called the Big Island or Hawaiʻi proper) is one of eight main islands that make up the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. ... Golden Gate Bridge in Fog Evening fog obscures Londons Tower Bridge from passers by. ...

The climate is tropical, with dense jungles and two rivers running across the island to the East & Northern Coasts. The island is described in the novels as being tear drop shaped, thicker at the north than at the south.

The island measures 8 miles long and 3 miles wide at the widest point, making about a total area size of about 22 square miles. There also is a large lake to the north and massive aviary toward the center of the island. The highest peak of the island is roughly about 2,100 feet. The island is close to, but not a part of an island chain which according to the movie,was originally called "Las Cinco Mujeres" ("The Five Women"), but, in the story, in recent years danger from the dinosaurs gave the islands a bad reputation among fishermen and the name was distorted to "Las Cinco Muertes" ("The Five Deaths"). Isla Sorna is a member of it. But another source says that they were called "Las Cinco Muertes" from the beginning. Categories: Stub ... Locations of the Five Deaths The Five Deaths (Las Cinco Muertes in Spanish) are a group of five fictional islands from the Jurassic Park series of films. ... A Map of Isla Sorna Isla Sorna (Sarcasm Island in English), also known as Site B, is the (fictional) second island containing dinosaurs owned by InGen, featured in the novel and film The Lost World and in the movie Jurassic Park III. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. ...

Jurassic Park

On Isla Nublar is Jurassic Park, a zoo-like attraction filled with genetically engineered dinosaurs created by John Hammond and the InGen corporation. Hammond intended the island to be visited by millions from around the world, bringing delight to children in addition to impressive profits. However, while he was showing the island to people whom he intended to endorse it, the dinosaurs got loose and terrorized the park. According to the novel, the island was then chemical-bombed by the fictional Costa Rican Air Force; in the movie, its fate is unknown. The Nublar animals may well have been similarly exterminated in the movie storyline. This is hinted at in a cut scene from The Lost World: Jurassic Park where new InGen leader Peter Ludlow, Hammond's nephew discusses the cost of having to demolish Jurassic Park. However, there is the chance that several dinosaurs such as Compsognathus may have survived the extermination. InGen (International Genetic Technologies) is a fictional genetic engineering company appearing in the Jurassic Park series of novels. ... In December 1, 1948, president José Figueres Ferrer of Costa Rica abolished the countrys army after victory in the civil war in that year. ... The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 movie which is a sequel to the blockbuster Jurassic Park. ... Binomial name Compsognathus longipes Wagner, 1859 Compsognathus // meaning elegant jaw (Greek kompsos/κομψος meaning elegant, refined or dainty and gnathos/γναθος meaning jaw) was a small bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaur, the size of a chicken that lived in the late Jurassic Period of what is now Europe, with fossil finds from Germany...

The park

The hub of the park was the Jurassic Park Visitors Center, which seen from the outside had stone walls with fossil designs engraved into it, flowing water ducts framing both sides of the steps and had a thatched roof. The park was separated into several zones and dinosaur pens. The Jurassic Park Visitors Center is a fictional visitors center at the hub of Jurassic Park, featured in the novel and 1993 movie of the same name. ...

Dinosaurs and other extinct animals featured

The park showcases dinosaurs, which have been recreated from dinosaur DNA found in mosquitoes trapped in fossilized amber that sucked their blood millions of years ago. The DNA was damaged, so to fill the genetic gaps, amphibian DNA was used. Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living organisms. ... This article is about the insect; for the WWII aircraft see De Havilland Mosquito. ... Subclasses and Orders    Order Temnospondyli - extinct Subclass Lepospondyli - extinct Subclass Lissamphibia    Order Anura    Order Caudata    Order Gymnophiona Amphibians (class Amphibia; from Greek αμφις both and βιος life) are a taxon of animals that include all living tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates) that do not have amniotic eggs, are ectothermic (term for the animals...

Film

These are dinosaurs and other extinct animals confirmed to be on Isla Nublar in the movies:

• Baryonyx (From Prop Brochure Map reprinted in the JP Souvenir Magazine)
• Brachiosaurus
• Compsognathus (Confirmed as a Dinosaur of Jurassic Park from Jurassic Park: Exhibit in 1994/1995 and appearing in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III)
• Dilophosaurus
• Gallimimus
• Herrerasaurus (From Prop Brochure Map reprinted in the JP Souvenir Magazine)
• Metriacanthosaurus (seen on embryo tubes)
• Parasaurolophus
• Proceratosaurus (seen on embryo tubes)
• Pteranodon (suggested to be on Isla Nublar by the slideshow and voiceover in the lunch meeting scene, as well as mural in the Operations Center from The Lost World: Jurassic Park depicting a completed Isla Nublar. It appears in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III.)
• Segisaurus (From Prop Brochure Map reprinted in the JP Souvenir Magazine)
• Stegosaurus (seen on embryo tubes and appearing in The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
• Triceratops
• Tyrannosaurus
• Velociraptor (Kept separate and inaccessible to visitors, due to safety concerns. Velociraptor pen is also more enclosed and guarded than other dinosaur pens, and has its own power system)
• Extinct plants are also seen briefly in the movie.
• Extinct birds and insects are heard in the movie.

Binomial name Baryonyx walkeri Charig & Milner, 1986 Baryonyx // meaning heavy claw, referring to its large claw (Greek barus meaning heavy and onyx meaning claw or nail) was a carnivorous dinosaur discovered in clay pits just south of Dorking, England, and northern Spain. ... Species (type) ?B. (Giraffatitan) brancai Brachiosaurus (IPA: ) meaning Arm Lizard, from the Greek brachion/βραχιων meaning arm and sauros/σαυρος meaning lizard, was a genus of sauropod dinosaur which lived during the Late Jurassic Period. ... Binomial name Compsognathus longipes Wagner, 1859 Compsognathus // meaning elegant jaw (Greek kompsos/κομψος meaning elegant, refined or dainty and gnathos/γναθος meaning jaw) was a small bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaur, the size of a chicken that lived in the late Jurassic Period of what is now Europe, with fossil finds from Germany... The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 movie which is a sequel to the blockbuster Jurassic Park. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Species  ? Dilophosaurus was a theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic Period. ... Species (type) Gallimimus (gal-ih-MY-mus) meaning rooster mimic, because its fossils resembled that of a very large rooster (Latin gallus = rooster + mimus = mimic), was an ornithomimosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. ... Binomial name Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis Paul Sereno, 1988 Herrerasaurus was one of the earliest carnivorous dinosaurs. ... Metriacanthosaurus (moderate-spined lizard) was an Allosaurid dinosaur from Jurassic England. ... Species (type) Wiman, 1931 Ostrom, 1961 Parasaurolophus was a genus of hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Period (about 76-65 million years ago) of what is now North America. ... Proceratosaurus (before horned lizard) was a medium-sized coelurosaur meat-eating dinosaur from middle Jurassic North America. ... Species (type) Pteranodon (from Greek πτερ- wing and αν-οδων toothless), from the Late Cretaceous (santonian-campanian, 85-82 million years ago) of North America (Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota) was one of the largest pterosaur genera, with a wingspan of up to 9 m (30 feet). ... The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 movie which is a sequel to the blockbuster Jurassic Park. ... The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 movie which is a sequel to the blockbuster Jurassic Park. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Species Segisaurus was a small (approximately 1 metre long) theropod dinosaur. ... Species Marsh, 1877 (type) Marsh, 1887 Gilmore, 1914 Stegosaurus (IPA: ) is a genus of stegosaurid armoured dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Early Tithonian) in what is now western North America. ... The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 movie which is a sequel to the blockbuster Jurassic Park. ... Species (type) Marsh, 1890 Triceratops (IPA: ) was a herbivorous genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period, around 68 to 65 million years ago (mya) in what is now North America. ... Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Synonyms Manospondylus Cope, 1892 Dynamosaurus Osborn, 1905 Nanotyrannus? Bakker, Williams & Currie, 1988 Stygivenator Olshevsky, 1995 Dinotyrannus Olshevsky, 1995 Tyrannosaurus (IPA pronunciation or ; from the Greek τυραννόσαυρος, meaning tyrant lizard) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur. ... Binomial name Velociraptor mongoliensis Osborn, 1924 Velociraptor (IPA: RP , GA ; meaning swift thief) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 83 to 70 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. ...

Novel

Dinosaurs and other extinct animals confirmed to be on Isla Nublar in the novel: A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ...

• Apatosaurus (Camarasaurus in some editions)
• Cearadactylus
• Dilophosaurus
• Euoplocephalus
• Hadrosaurus
• Hypsilophodon
• Maiasaura
• Microceratops (Callovosaurus in some editions)
• Othnielia
• Procompsognathus
• Stegosaurus
• Styracosaurus
• Triceratops
• Tyrannosaurus
• Velociraptor antirrhopus (Kept separate in a high security area due to its ferocity)

• Later editions of the novel list Microceratops in place of Callovosaurus on the population tables presented in the book. Microceratops, however, is seen by characters in the park whereas Callovosaurus is not.
• Later editions of the novel use Camarasaurus in place of Apatosaurus, although Apatosaurus remains on the population tables presented in the book.
• A dinosaur presumed to be a coelurosaurus had just begun the DNA extraction procedure at the time the story takes place.
• In addition to dinosaurs and pterosaurs, several prehistoric plants and at least one species of insect (a giant dragonfly, perhaps Meganeura) were also resurrected from extinction for the park.

Species Apatosaurus ajax Apatosaurus excelsus Apatosaurus louisae Apatosaurus (pronounced ) meaning deceptive lizard, because its chevron bones were like those of Mosasaurus (Greek apatelos or apatelios = deceptive + sauros = lizard), often mistakenly referred to as Brontosaurus, is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs that lived about 140 million years ago, during the Jurassic... Species (holotype) The Camarasaurus (pronounced KAM-a-rah-SORE-us) was a genera of quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaurs. ... Cearadactylus (ceara finger) was a medium-sized pterosaur from Mid-Cretaceous Brazil. ... Species  ? Dilophosaurus was a theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic Period. ... Species E. tutus ?E. acutosquameus Euoplocephalus (yu-op-lo-SEF-ah-lus) meaning well armored head (Greek euoplo = well-armed + kephale = head) was one of the largest of the ankylosaurian dinosaurs at about the size of a small elephant. ... Binomial name Hadrosaurus foulkii Leidy, 1858 Hadrosaurus (Greek:sturdy lizard) is a hadrosaurid dinosaur genus. ... Discovery The first remains of Hysilophodon (high-ridged tooth) were recovered in the early days of paleontology, in 1849. ... Binomial name Maiasaura peeblesorum Horner & Makela, 1979 Maiasaura (good mother lizard) is a large duck-billed dinosaur species that lived in Montana in the Upper Cretaceous Period (Campanian), about 74 million years ago. ... Microceratops (meaning small-horned face) was a small ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous period in Asia. ... Callovosaurus (Callovian lizard) is an iguanodont dinosaur from the mid-Jurassic period in England. ... Othnielia is a hypsilophodont dinosaur, named after its discoverer Professor Othniel Marsh, an American fossil hunter of the 19th century. ... Binomial name Procompsognathus triassicus Fraas, 1913 Paleo Template Project Life-sized model of Procompsognathus Triassicus Procompsognathus was once thought to be a small, speedy theropod dinosaur. ... Species Marsh, 1877 (type) Marsh, 1887 Gilmore, 1914 Stegosaurus (IPA: ) is a genus of stegosaurid armoured dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Early Tithonian) in what is now western North America. ... Species Styracosaurus (meaning spiked lizard from Greek styrax/στυραξ spike at the butt-end of a spear-shaft and saurus/σαυρος lizard) was a herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur from the Cretaceous Period, about 77 to 74 million years ago. ... Species (type) Marsh, 1890 Triceratops (IPA: ) was a herbivorous genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period, around 68 to 65 million years ago (mya) in what is now North America. ... Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Synonyms Manospondylus Cope, 1892 Dynamosaurus Osborn, 1905 Nanotyrannus? Bakker, Williams & Currie, 1988 Stygivenator Olshevsky, 1995 Dinotyrannus Olshevsky, 1995 Tyrannosaurus (IPA pronunciation or ; from the Greek τυραννόσαυρος, meaning tyrant lizard) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur. ... Binomial name Velociraptor mongoliensis Osborn, 1924 Velociraptor (IPA: RP , GA ; meaning swift thief) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 83 to 70 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. ... Binomial name Deinonychus antirrhopus Ostrom, 1969 Deinonychus (IPA ) meaning terrible claw (Greek δεινος meaning terrible and ονυξ/ονυχος meaning claw) was a jaguar-sized, carnivorous dromaeosaurid dinosaur species from the Early Cretaceous Period. ... Microceratops (meaning small-horned face) was a small ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous period in Asia. ... Callovosaurus (Callovian lizard) is an iguanodont dinosaur from the mid-Jurassic period in England. ... Microceratops (meaning small-horned face) was a small ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous period in Asia. ... Callovosaurus (Callovian lizard) is an iguanodont dinosaur from the mid-Jurassic period in England. ... Species (holotype) The Camarasaurus (pronounced KAM-a-rah-SORE-us) was a genera of quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaurs. ... Species Apatosaurus ajax Apatosaurus excelsus Apatosaurus louisae Apatosaurus (pronounced ) meaning deceptive lizard, because its chevron bones were like those of Mosasaurus (Greek apatelos or apatelios = deceptive + sauros = lizard), often mistakenly referred to as Brontosaurus, is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs that lived about 140 million years ago, during the Jurassic... Species Apatosaurus ajax Apatosaurus excelsus Apatosaurus louisae Apatosaurus (pronounced ) meaning deceptive lizard, because its chevron bones were like those of Mosasaurus (Greek apatelos or apatelios = deceptive + sauros = lizard), often mistakenly referred to as Brontosaurus, is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs that lived about 140 million years ago, during the Jurassic... Coelurosaurus (hollow-tailed lizard) was a small meat-eating dinosaur from Jurassic America. ... Families Aeshnidae Austropetaliidae Cordulegastridae Corduliidae Gomphidae Libellulidae Macromiidae Neopetaliidae Petaluridae A dragonfly is any insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. ... Binomial name Meganeura monyi (C. Brongniart, 1893) Meganeura monyi was a prehistoric insect of the Carboniferous period (300 million years ago), resembling and related to the present-day dragonfly. ...

Reference

1. ^ nublar in the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española

The Real Academia Española (Spanish for Royal Spanish Academy, RAE) is the institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. ...

External Links

Jurassic Park Legacy

Film Accurate Map of Isla Nublar