Why did Michael Crichton name it "JURASSIC Park" if the dinosaurs are from the Cretaceous Period?
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The Jurassic period was the MIDDLE of three periods in the Mesozoic Era, which is called the "Age of Reptiles". So it really is central point in the age of dinosaurs, and finding a middle focal time point for dinosaur development and emergence makes sense since when Dr. Grant and Dr. Sattler arrive at the island, the park is in the middle of its dinosaur development.
Plus, let's consider that there were many, many dinosaurs thriving in the Jurassic period:
Diplodocus
Plesiosaurus
Archaeopteryx
Dilophosaurus (in book/movie)
Scuttelosaurus
Stenopterygius
Brachiosaurus (in book/movie)
Ceratosaurus
Camarasaurus
Allosaurus
Rhamphorhynchus
And if that isn't enough to convince you, consider the author's poetic irony. Crichton was a very clever writer.
Consider the brilliance that the name of the park was somewhat anachronistic! The name and concept for the park was conceived by character John Hammond, who had no thorough understanding of the world of dinosaurs. The park itself was a giant anachronism. So the fact that the park was somewhat mislabeled seems to be commentary on the lack of careful thought applied to the natural boundaries of science and time.
And yes, I think Cretaceous Park would've been a fine name, too. We would've gotten used to it and still bought tickets to the movie!
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The reason he went with this name rather than the other is probably just because it sounds better. Cretaceous Park really doesn't sound as good. He may have talked to other people that felt the same and wanted the name to be appealing. Books and movies alike do make more money when the names are more appealing to the consumer.
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Next to that 'Jurassic Park' sounds just alot of better!
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a guess
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Thank you! I searched high and low for any input from Crichton about the name choice, but was unable to find any comments about it.
I love this aswer, gno! I appreciate the analysis of Crichton and the characters, and I think we would've gotten used to "C.P.", too.
I was hoping that someone would know whether Crichton had ever actually discussed this minor-but-interesting titling question. But, I'm starting to conclude that he did not.