Scientist slams Jurassic World trailer

Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World.

Because it wouldn't be a sci-fi blockbuster without scientists debunking it on Twitter, Jurassic World's first trailer has provoked the ire of dinosaur nerds over the anatomy of its CGI animals.

First, My Beloved Brontosaurus author Brian Switek took issue with the film's (fictional) GM dinosaur's thumbs.

From trailer, looks like #JurassicWorld's Big Bad has thumbs. Yeah. A huge, smart, carnivorous dinosaur with thumbs sounds like a GREAT idea

— Riley Black (@Laelaps) November 25, 2014

Then there was a zoologist irked by the distinct lack of feathered-dinosaurs.

And forked tongue-tips. Where are the forked tongue-tips Hollywood?

It wasn't just the dinosaurs annoying people, even the apparent confusion of mosquitos and crane flies caused angry typing.

Released a couple of days early, the trailer opens on a boy going off to visit the titular adventure park, which offers safari rides and Seaworld-esque displays.

Things soon go south though, when a genetically-modified dinosaur breaks out of its enclosure, leaving only park ranger Chris Pratt and his dazzling jaw-line to save the day.

Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson join Chris Pratt in the reboot, which is directed by Colin Trevorrow.

On the possibility of sequels, Trevorrow said recently: "We wanted to create something that would be a little bit less arbitrary and episodic, and something that could potentially arc into a series that would feel like a complete story."

Best thing about #JurassicWorld trailer out: there's a raptor biker gang GIF. I may need to use this for everything. pic.twitter.com/zwb1WacZTs

— Riley Black (@Laelaps) November 26, 2014

Jurassic World

opens in cinemas in 2015.

- Independent