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What Makes a Dinosaur Famous? Jurassic Park, Mostly

Researchers found 3.5 billion Wikipedia views showed Jurassic Park appearances matter more than size or diet in driving dinosaur popularity.

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New study quantifies the “blockbuster effect”—and argues it could help today’s threatened species

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People only care about dinosaurs if they appeared in Jurassic Park

A new study shows that the 1993 blockbuster had such a lasting impact that people only care about a dinosaur species if it appeared in the movie franchise.

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What makes a dinosaur famous? Jurassic Park, mostly

New study quantifies the “blockbuster effect”—and argues it could help today’s threatened species

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Science broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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