Tonight is the premier of Jurassic Fight Club, a new program to the History Channel depicting the violent battles that the dinosaurs faced on daily basis. Several top paleontologists were consultants for this program to provide current information to give audiences a realistic prehistoric battle ground. The show premieres at 9 PM eastern/8 PM central time in the United States.

I'm sad to report the death of Stan Winston who died on Sunday at the age of 62 from multiple myeloma. Winston worked heavily in all the Jurassic Park films to create the fantastic live action animatronic dinosaurs seen in the films. He's truly a legend in film making and will be greatly missed by all who knew him and his work.

It's hard to believe it, but our beloved Jurassic Park is now celebrating it's 15 year anniversary of it's theatrical release. I hope you've enjoyed these past 15 years as much as I have and I look forward to the future of the Jurassic Park franchise. Thank you Universal Studios, Steven Spielberg, Stan Winston, and the entire crew for giving us the classic we cherish as Jurassic Park.

Here's cool bit of info from the world of paleontology. Recently, China has surpassed the United States to become the most prolific source of dinosaurs anywhere in the world. The naming of three distinct new animals, bring the number of China's valid dinosaur count to 146 with the United States now in second with 145 valid species. This makes the first time in at least 130 years that the United States has not been on top. Look forward to many great discoveries to come.

I'd like to do a little advertising on behalf of a well know JP Community member known by many as Dinosaur Neill. He has some very interesting new product designs in his store that are sure to please all dinosaur lovers and Jurassic Park fans. Below is a link to his online store. Be sure to check it out and add it to your bookmarks.

A recent fossil hunt in France has yeilded 7 dinosaur era feathers preserved in amber. The researches are still uncertain if these feathers are from a dinosaur or an early bird, but have found teeth of dinosaurs in upper rock layers. They observed the filaments were not fused and central shafts of the feathers were primitive in structure, similar to present day down feathers.

Merry Christmas all Jurassic Park fans. Our Graphic Designer on the forum aka Cyclopsis Raptor brought us a little present. These are pictures from his recent trip to the Natural History Museum in Washington DC. Enjoy!

Hey y'all sorry about not updating this site any, but I somewhat lost interest. I'm feeling like doing some work on it though, cause of various reasons so I guess JPT is back in action so to say. There has been no significant JP4 news to speak of so y'all haven't missed much. We're also going to try to bring life back to the forum so if you haven't already joined or just have been away for a while I encourage you to come back and get the ball rollin again.

Sky News has reported that Spielberg is "eager" to get the fourth Jurassic Park film started. The report said that he may direct this one himself, after allowing Joe Johnson to direct Jurassic Park 3, much to the disappointment of the majority of Jurassic Park fans. Spielberg's first choice for director is still Joe Johnson. This may be just another rumor in our long history of false hope, but we hope to have more news on this soon.

Paleontologists have identified a new titanosaur, Puertasaurus reuili. The huge animal probably weighed in between 88 and 110 tons and grew to lengths of 115 to 130 feet, rivaling Argentinosaurus in size. Its chest was a staggering 16 feet in diameter. The 70-million-year-old bones were discovered in Argentina's Santa Cruz Province. Fossilized logs found in the region showed that this dinosaur once lived in forested terrain. This is another interesting find for 2006.

Recently, the JP community was informed that the Breck Eisner rumor was indeed false. Steven Spielberg was interviewed and said that Joe Johnston is standing by to direct. He called Johnson his "go-to Jurassic guy" and said that he had first dibs on Jurassic Park 4. The full article can be found on spielbergfilms.com

On a side note, today is the fifth aniversary of Jurassic Park 3.

More Jurassic Park news for you. IMBD lists Breck Eisner as the director of Jurassic Park 4. I wouldn't be too quick to believe this. You can view for yourself at http://imdb.com

Sorry for the delay in news, but there hasn't been much concerning Jurassic Park. Today is Jurassic Park's 13'th anniversary. I hope you'll all enjoy your day and the return of our forums. Some new pages have been added to the site, so take a look around.

A new theropod dinosaur, Mapusaurus roseae, was discovered in South America. Estimates in size range from 12 to 14 meters long and estimated weight of 8 tons. This dinosaur is a carcharodontosaurid, similar to Giganotosaurus. The highlight of the discovery is the presence of at least 7 animals together, which leads some paleontologists to suspect socialization. Of course, this could just be a rare event where all these animals died together, but in recent years other large theropods such as T-rex have been found with more than one individual. Packs of these large carnivores would be more efficient in taking down large prey.

Recently a new dinosaur was discovered in Germany. Named Juravenator from the Jura Mountains, it was a small carnivore about 2 1/2 feet long. It was related to the other feathered dinosaurs, but surprisingly no feathers were found. Skin impressions preserved show no signs of feathers, and resemble the typical scaled dinosaur skin. Perhaps the feathers didn't fossilize or maybe it didn't have feathers at all. It brings to question whether or not it is accurate to portray all small carnivorous dinosaurs feathered.

Recent news puts an old rumor to rest. Steven Spielberg will not direct the upcoming Jurassic Park 4, as rumors have constantly said. This fact was confirmed by Amblin Entertainment. He will be directing Indiana Jones 4 however.

If you believe the script confirmation is just a rumor think again. Steven Spielberg has publicly stated that Jurassic Park 4 will definitely happen. Here is a video.

A recent report states that Frank Marshall said that Joe Johnson, director of Jurassic Park 3, could return for Jurassic Park 4. He says the script is ready and they'll be working on it beginning sometime this year. Is this another rumor? Keep watching.

So who is the largest theropod dinosaur? New evidence proves that the size of the Spinosaurus seen in Jurassic Park 3 had some truth to it. Stromer's original fossils were destroyed during World War 2. However, new skull fragments have confirmed that Spinosaurus was larger than previously believed. New Scientist magazine reports the skull to be 1.75 meters long, making the overall body length about 17 meters long. This estimate is based on the body design of other spinosaurids.

I have good news for all Jurassic Park fans. Frank Marshall said Jurassic Park 4 has a good script now and should be ready for a 2008 release.

Additionally, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists has given Michael Crichton the journalism award for his novels, State of Fear and Jurassic Park. That's quite an honor.

Well today we have some more JP news for you. Frank Marshall gave an update on several movies, one of them being Jurassic Park 4. He said that Jurassic Park 4 will begin after Indiana Jones 4. You may begin to wonder if that'll ever happen. This is spark of interest nonetheless.

Some of you may have heard of the rumors that Jurassic Park 4's script is complete and might be released in theaters this year. I however don't believe that the information is reliable. In particular, the part of it being filmed and released in 2006 seems unlikely. That is too quick for a Jurassic Park movie. Remember that this is a complicated film to make. The article also mentions using a motorcycle chase sequence with the Velociraptors that we've heard about before. They may have completed the script, but don't be looking forward to seeing JP4 anytime this year.

I want to wish you all a Happy New Year! I look forward to 2006 as I'm sure you do. We have great plans to make this year better than the last. I'd love to hear your ideas so email me at jamesgodawgs@gmail.com anytime.

Sorry I haven't updated the news. Not much has happened anyway. It's Christmas Eve and I speak for everyone at JPT when wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We'd be glad for you to join us on the forums during the holidays. Be safe and have fun!

Steven Spielberg recently attended a Q and A session at the USC Film School. He was reported to comment on Jurassic Park 4. He mentioned that they're planning a chase scene, similar to the one from The Lost World novel, involving a motorcycle chase with Velociraptors. It seems that Spielberg is interested in Jurassic Park 4 after all. Hopefully he will decide to become director. Jurassic Park 4 doesn't have a set release date and no date will be announced until they approve a script. This news was confirmed by spielbergfilms.com earlier today.

Recently, the naming of a dinosaur discovered in 1999, was announced. Called, Lanzhoumagniden, it was an Iguanodontid from China. The first fossils of a Styracisternas species in Asia. Measurements taken estimate the dinosaur to be 10 meters long, 4.2 meters high, and weighing about 5,500 kilograms. It was found in the Lanzhou Basin, which at that time was an inland freshwater lake located in a sub-tropical region. It was closely related to Lurdusaurus arenatus, from Africa.

Most of you probably believe birds evolved from dinosaurs. However, ornithologist, Dr. Alan Feduccia, states otherwise. He claims that the earliest known rudimentary feathers as revealed by fossils, weren't feathers at all, but rather decomposed skin and supporting tissues that resemble feathers. Dr. Feduccia and his skilled team of scientists used microscopes to examine the skin of modern reptiles and the effects of decomposition on skin, and then compared them to the fossils of feathered structures, known as protofeathers. The study revealed the existence of fossilized patterns resembling feathers, were also found in fossils not closely related to birds. This, Feduccia said, was probably skin related tissues rather than feathers. An interesting article.

Not an update of JP4, but I do have an announcement. Exactly one year ago today Jurassic Park Terror forum was started. The forum began with only a few loyal members and grew rapidly to what it is now. I thank all of you that helped with this and lets make it last for many years to come.

The recent logos were proven to be fake, as a member of Dan's just admited to the hoax. After closer consideration you would see some flaws in it that hinted that it wasn't real. For instance the date, summer 2006. It may be a relief to some, as the plot wasn't the greatest. We'll have to just keep waiting.

Once again there are some amazing images. These are from the supposed script. They look real to me, but still we need to wait for conformation from Universal. Some of the text may be hard to read. If you look closely on the first image you can see that it contains dialogue between three characters, Nick, Hammond, and Grant. The second image, which is no longer availible, is a discussion between Hammond and Nick, explaining that they need to destroy the dinosaurs. The story may possibly take place on Isla Nublar. This isn't confirmed yet, so don't get too excited.

We have some pretty amazing news. Ice Breaker posted two new images, which look real. I was skeptical at first, but I do believe it now. Here are the images so you can view them yourself.

It's been a while since I've updated, and I apologize for the delay.

This news was brought to my attention by Rex1. There have been reports of a possible JP4 logo. Yes, I know there are so many fake logos, although you can never be too sure. Icebreaker, a member of Dan's JP Page says:

"Okay for the people on here that were anticipating the Star Wars DVDs...you guys remember that I gave you some VERY VERY accurate stuff from a guy that said he was an 'insider' at TFN. I just passed on what I got. Anyway this guy now claims that this is concept art for the logo from JPIV...he sent it to my E-mail cause he knew that I was a JP fan I dunno...this is ridiculous. I am not sure about it...but he HAS been right so many times before...and there even looks like there is a script or SOMETHING off to the right!"

I'm skeptical, but I'll let you decide.

There seems to be some new JP4 news. Trike10's site reports:
"The past 10 days I have been vacationing in Kauai, a JP backdrop favorite. Then one day I decide to take a helicopter tour and see the whole island and also getting the scoop on some of the movies filmed here. Halfway through the tour we cross the Waimea Canyon near the range and the pilot mentions that JP 4 will be filming here in 1-2 months and in fact this past weekend some crew have toured the island to scope out the movies new backdrop. Then about 5 minutes later I look down near a mountain range and i see about a dozen figures with 2 jeeps and this huge trailer that had the JP logo as a mural on the roof. Now this isnt legit news, but it does point to the doors that this movie is a nearing filming."

If this is true, JP4 may be true after all. And the JP community got the news early.

A legend in paleontology, John Ostrom, died on July 20'th from Alzheimer's disease. He helped change the way the world viewed dinosaurs when he proposed that dinosaurs were more closely related to birds than to reptiles. He was also one of the first to suggest that dinosaurs were warm blooded. He is famous for the discovery of the dromeaosaur Deinonychus. He died at the age of 77.

Dinoguy here posting this for James. I have some bad news: recently, the forum has been having some trouble, namely, no one can post. Be assured, though, the other Admins and I are working to rectify this problem. James has asked me to reinstall the forum, and he and Nychus will reinstall the MODs. I'll try to get the forum reinstalled this evening, so please have patience!

I have good (or bad for those that don't want it) Jurassic Park 4 news for once. Dans JP3 page has reported some information from a reliable source. "You can expect a big JP announcement blitz before the end of the summer/this autumn at the latest. Universal is planning on getting their act together for JP4 very soon." This comes from the same guy that reported that AICN script review. The announcement is supposedly going to be made along with a new Jurassic Park attraction at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure.

Hello all Jurassic Park fans! What a special day today is! 12 years ago on this day we were presented to possibly the greatest movie of all time. I hope you will all have a great day celebrating. You're welcomed to come celebrate with the online community, and Razzie has given us a special treat! 12'th anniversary graphics!

Our worst fears have been realized, when John Sayles, currently the writer of Jurassic Park 4's script, said that the rumors of the plot with dinosaurs carrying weapons were true. He said that it was planned, but a hacker found it and spread the information online. The hacker reportedly read Steven Spielberg's email. This is somewhat disappointing, to know that this is what could have happened to Jurassic Park 4. I think we should be glad that the hacker found this, and maybe now they'll get a good script. Although it has made me loose respect for Sayles, and I'm hoping that they can get someone else to write a script. We can only wait for more information. I thank the member rex1 for providing this information.

Today is the 8'th anniversary of The Lost World Jurassic Park. I still remember the feeling I had when I saw it for the first time. It still captures my attention and I love it dearly as I'm sure most of you do as well. Enjoy the day, and celebrate the anniversary of one of the greatest movies of all time.

Scientists have discovered a mass graveyard of bird-like feathered dinosaurs in Utah. The adult dinosaur walked on two legs and was about 13 feet long (4 meters) and stood 4.5 feet tall (1.4 meters). It had sharp, curved, 4-inch-long (10 centimeter) claws. Falcarius, which dates to the Early Cretaceous Period about 125 million years ago, belongs to a group of dinosaurs known as therizinosaurs. The group includes feathered dinosaurs such as Beipiaosaurus that were found in southeast China in recent years. Falcarius and Beipiaosaurus are about the same age and appear to represent an intermediate stage between deadly carnivores and later, plant-eating therizinosaurs. Falcarius is anatomically more primitive than the Chinese therizinosaurs.

Falcarius “is the most primitive known therizinosaur, demonstrating unequivocally that this large-bodied group of bizarre herbivorous group of dinosaurs came from Velociraptor-like ancestors,” says study co-author Lindsay Zanno, a graduate student in geology and geophysics at the University of Utah and the Utah Museum of Natural History. Kirkland estimates hundreds to thousands of individual dinosaurs - from hatchlings to adults - died at the 8,000 sq m dig site. No one knows quite what killed them, but mass deaths have appeared in the fossil record before. Scientists have suggested drought, volcanism, fire and botulism poisoning as possible causes.

This is the big day! There were a few delays so I had to wait until today to release it. I stayed up half the night along with Dinoguy, but it paid off. It's not too impressive at the moment, and more pages will come online during the next few weeks. Let me know if you find any mistakes. I hope you'll enjoy it!

After months of preparing the site is soon to be constructed. The forum is progressing nicely and I think it's time that we have a site to go along with it. I'm still learning HTML so bear with me. If you have a Jurassic Park site or a dinosaur site to add to the links just email with a link. If you have any ideas about what content the site should have I will gladly take suggestions. This is only a small fragment of what's in store!