For the uninitiated, Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the highly-acclaimed sequel to Frontier’s original Jurassic World Evolution. Since its recent release, players have often praised this instalment for its advanced core gameplay while introducing more dinosaurs, in-depth customization, and new features such as dinosaur behavior. With that said, these additions may come with a steep learning curve that beginner players may find overwhelming. So, to make it easier to keep track of things, here are all the dinosaurs that can be collected.
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How Many Dinosaurs are in Jurassic World Evolution 2
Fortunately, Jurassic World Evolution 2 does not disappoint in the amount of diverse and vast variety of dinosaurs that can be collected for the park. Topping the prior game by quite a bit, there are over 80 dinosaurs to be unlocked. Plus, among previous species types like the Compsognathus and Apatosaurus, they’re also brand new flying reptiles and underwater creatures in Jurassic World Evolution 2.
Aerial animals include the Cearadactylus, Tapejara, and several others. On the aquatic side, players have sea monsters like the Elasmosaurus, Liopleurodon, and Jurassic World’s popular Mosasaurus. In short, Jurassic World Evolution 2 delivers on its promise of surpassing its predecessor thanks to its boost in the types of dinosaurs to be captured.
Here are all the dinosaurs in Jurassic World Evolution 2:
Acrocanthosaurus Albertosaurus Allosaurus Amargasaurus Ankylosaurus Apatosaurus Archaeornithomimus Attenborosaurus Baryonyx Brachiosaurus Camarasaurus Carcharodontosaurus Carnotaurus Cearadactylus Ceratosaurus Chasmosaurus Chungkingosaurus Coelophysis Compsognathus Corythosaurus Crichtonsaurus Cryolophosaurus Deinonychus Dilophosaurus Dimorphodon Diplodocus Dracorex Dreadnoughtus Dryosaurus Edmontosaurus Elasmosaurus Euoplocephalus Gallimimus Geosternbergia Giganotosaurus Gigantspinosaurus Herrerasaurus Homalocephale Huayangosaurus Ichthyosaurus Iguanodon Indominus Rex Indoraptor Kentrosaurus Liopleurodon Maaradactylus Maiasaura Majungasaurus Mamenchisaurus Megalosaurus Metriacanthosaurus Mosasaurus Muttaburrasaurus Nasutoceratops Nigersaurus Nodosaurus Olorotitan Ouranosaurus Pachycephalosaurus Pachyrhinosaurus Parasaurolophus Pentaceratops Plesiosaurus Polacanthus Proceratosaurus Pteranodon Qianzhousaurus Sauropelta Sinoceratops Spinosaurus Stegosaurus Struthiomimus Stygimoloch Styracosaurus Suchomimus Tapejara Torosaurus Triceratops Troodon Tropeognathus Tsintaosaurus Tylosaurus Tyrannosaurus Velociraptor
Although this is quite a hefty list of unlockable dinosaurs, a couple of species from the original game are not present in Jurassic World Evolution 2. The Spinoraptor, Stegoceratops and Ankylodocus are nowhere to be seen, and the Huayangosaurus is locked behind the Deluxe Pack DLC meaning a real-life purchase has to be made to acquire it.
How To Unlock Dinosaurs in Jurassic World Evolution 2
A familiar process for returning fans, fossils are needed in Jurassic World Evolution 2 to unlock dinosaurs. Players do this by building a Science Center in the Jurassic Park, including an Expedition Center to access the fossils. From there, any collected fossil DNA can be harvested to breed its respective dinosaur.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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