To celebrate the cinema release of Jurassic World Dominion, it’s Dinosaur Week here at BricksFanz and over the next few days, there will be features celebrating how the blockbuster dinosaur franchise has inspired a number of LEGO® sets, books and TV shows. Starting with the most important aspect of the LEGO Jurassic World sets – the LEGO Dinosaurs.
Way back in 1993, legendary director, Steven Spielberg helped to kick start ‘dino-mania’. Jurassic Park brought prehistoric predators back to life and introduced a new generation to the mysteries of dinosaurs. It would be almost 10 years later that dinosaurs stomped into the world of LEGO with themes such as LEGO Dinosaurs, Dino Attack and Dino 2010. But it would be almost 10 years after those themes that we truly got LEGO dinosaurs thanks to the LEGO Dino. LEGO Dino introduced proper dinosaur figures and their influence has endured as many of those LEGO dinosaurs have formed the basis of what the LEGO Jurassic World sets have to offer.
The Jurassic World theme debuted in 2015, alongside the new series of films. Since its introduction, there have been sets inspired by the main films, the legacy trilogy and even animated series including the Netflix companion series Camp Cretaceous. This Summer will see both the Jurassic World trilogy and Camp Cretaceous conclude in their current forms. Making it the perfect time to see what the sets inspired by them both have to offer.
As mentioned, there have been a number of Jurassic World sets released since 2015. But let’s be honest, a lot of people pick them up solely for the various dinosaurs they contain. The latest sets introduce a number of new species, but unlike other waves, all the dinosaurs found in these sets are real species and not crazy hybrids. Here’s a closer look at the dinosaurs found in both the LEGO Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous and LEGO Jurassic World Dominion sets.
LEGO Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Dinosaurs
Between the Jurassic World films, an animated spin-off has been streaming on Netfilx. Camp Cretaceous is inherently linked to the films despite being animated. It follows the adventures of a group of teens who are spending their time on Isla Nublar, home to both the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World parks. The story kicks off around the same time as the events in the first Jurassic World film as the teens are left stranded on Isla Nublar and must survive the island’s prehistoric creatures. The series began in 2020 and will conclude this Summer with a fifth and final season. In 2021, the show inspired a number of sets, which oddly featured characters from the movie series, despite them not appearing in the series. Across the four sets, various dinosaurs are featured, including a number of unique variants of some species.
76939: Stygimoloch Dinosaur Escape
The Stygimoloch first appear in one of the Fallen Kingdom sets and makes a second LEGO appearance in the Camp Cretaceous sets. Its different colouring makes it unique to this set. Thankfully not all the dinosaurs of Camp Cretaceous are deadly and the stranded teens look after a baby Ankylosaurus they dub Bumpy, who is also included in the set.
76940: T. rex Dinosaur Fossil Exhibition
This set features an unusual take on a dinosaur with a T. rex skeleton. This mixes a brick-built body with a uniquely printed T. rex head. The set also includes a baby Triceratops figure, it’s the second appearance for this element, but once again its colouring makes it unique.
76941: Carnotaurus Dinosaur Chase
The Carnotaurus figure is very similar in appearance to the T. rex, but uses a slightly tweaked version of its body and head. This particular species of dinosaur first appeared in LEGO form in the 2018 Fallen Kingdom sets. The version included in this set features a slightly different patterning to its hind. Making it unique to this set.
76942: Baryonyx Dinosaur Boat Escape
The Baryonyx is a pretty big dinosaur and its LEGO figure version is on par with the T. rex in terms of scale. Yet it’s only appeared in sets inspired by animated Jurassic World properties. The first was included in a Legend of Isla Nublar set. Its Camp Cretaceous version is certainly brighter and of course an exclusive variant. It’s joined by a baby raptor figure.
LEGO Jurassic World Dominion Dinosaurs
Set 22 years after Jurassic Park, Jurassic World is a brand new dinosaur theme park, set up on the same island as the original park, what could go wrong? Its sequel, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, followed in 2018, and after a delay, the ‘World’ trilogy concludes with Jurassic World: Dominion. It also calls back to the ‘Park’ trilogy with original characters making a return. All three films have inspired a number of LEGO sets and the latest film has a bummer crop of sets and plenty of new dinosaurs to collect.
76943: Pteranodon Chase
When it comes to LEGO sets, the Pteranodon has featured a number of times and for the Dominion sets, one appears in the smaller of the Jurassic World 4+ sets. Despite there being a few other versions of these flying pterosaurs, the one featured in this set is unique. I’m not sure how accurate the blue colouring is.
76944: T. rex Dinosaur Breakout
The T. rex is a popular species of dinosaur, largely due to Jurassic Park films and the second of the LEGO Jurassic World 4+ sets includes a very unique version of Rexy. The brightly coloured lime green Tyrannosaurus rex might not be very accurate to how they may have looked millions of years ago, but it does look rather cool.
76945: Atrociraptor Dinosaur: Bike Chase
The Atroiraptor is a new dinosaur to both the Jurassic World films and LEGO sets. They are similar to the raptors but are a little smaller and use a new single mould body with a moveable jaw. The white version included in this set is the female with the orange variant in the larger set being the male. Both sets featuring the Atrociraptors can be joined together to create a larger set. There are also two of the original baby raptor figures in the set.
76946: Blue & Beta Velociraptor Capture
The fearsome Velociraptor is second only to the T. rex in terms of popularity. In Jurassic World, we were introduced to Blue, the alpha of the tamed raptor squad. She’s appeared in a few LEGO sets and oddly, she always looks different. Normally she is portrayed as being pale green, in this set she’s grey. She’s also joined by her offspring, Beta. This is a brand new element and adds another size between the old baby raptor and the adult version.
76947: Quetzalcoatlus Plane Ambush
The Quetzalcoatlus is another new species introduced in both the latest Jurassic World film and LEGO sets. This larger flying pterosaur dwarves the Pteranodon, the wings alone are bigger than the entire Pteranodon and its LEGO figure version is pretty impressive.
76948: T. rex & Atrociraptor Dinosaur Breakout
The mighty T. rex can also be found in one of the standard sets and its colouring is a little more natural. Compared to previous T. rex figures, the one in this set is a lot more detailed. It’s joined by a new dinosaur to both the Jurassic World films and LEGO sets. The Atrociraptors are trained creatures similar to the Raptor squad from the first film. This set includes the male Atrociraptor.
76949: Giganotosaurus & Therizinosaurus Attack
The Giganotosaurus may look a lot like a jazzed up variant of a T. rex but it’s a lot bigger, largely due to the fin along its back. The head is similar to the one used for the Indomimus rex. The combination results in a terrifying-looking beast. It’s joined by another new dinosaur, Therizinosaurus, which has ties to the Jurassic World film as its DNA was also used to create the Indominus rex
76950: Triceratops Pickup Truck Ambush
This is the first time the Triceratops has appeared in a Jurassic World set based on the main films. One was included in the Legend of Isla Nublar Jurassic World sets. This version uses the exact same mould and pieces to create the dinosaur, but its colouring is unique to this set.
76951: Pyroraptor & Dilophosaurus Transport
Dilophosarus have featured in previous sets, this one uses the newish moulded version. It’s actually a smaller type of dinosaur figure, unlike the first versions. The Pyroraptor is another single mould dinosaur, with a moveable jaw but does have feather-like details on the body and tails. It’s a lot bigger than its real-world inspiration is.
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Some of the sets featured in this article were requested and provided to BricksFanz by the LEGO Group for purposes of the feature. The thoughts within this feature are that of BricksFanz and do not reflect those of the LEGO Group. Providing a set for free does not guarantee a favourable opinion of the set.
