Majungasaurus

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Majungasaurus (previously Majungatholus), was a medium sized abelisaur theropod from Madagascar. It was related to the better known and famous Carnotaurus. It was one of the few dinosaurs to show evidence of cannibalism. It has a pair of crests and a small spike on its head and tiny arms that were smaller than Tyrannosaurus rex. Majungasaurus coexisted with the large frog Beelzebufo and the crocodile relative Simosuchus.

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Characteristics

The Majungasaurus clones are slightly oversized compared to the actual animal, but still have a fairly accurate appearance to the original creature, including the length and the position of the arms, which don’t pronate like the rest of the cloned theropods in the series. The clones have bluish-grey skin with darker spots across the body and pale yellow stripes along the back, though close to the head, the stripes fade to a greenish color. Another variant has a black coloration with pale tan or white stripes and a white underbelly.

Behavior

The Majungasaurus exhibits exceptional aggression amongst medium-sized theropods, eliciting panic responses in similarly sized carnivores, such as the Suchomimus, potentially exacerbated by environmental factors like thunderstorms.

Its cannibalistic nature fosters intraspecific conflict, leading to lethal battles between conspecifics, as observed by Darius after a week of cohabitation in the same enclosure. Notably, the first episode of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 2 "Batten Down the Hatches" showcases the Majungasaurus's heightened aggressiveness towards conspecifics, demonstrated by Major's instantaneous pursuit of Darius upon imitation of Majungasaurus vocalizations via his cell phone.

The Majungasaurus is highly territorial, aggressively defending its domain against all entrants, including similarly sized theropods like Suchomimus, which it can defeat in combat. Majungasaurus has demonstrated that it hunts other apex predators by killing a lioness that was stalking Yasmina, exploiting the latter's lack of awareness. Additionally, it had engaged in a lethal battle with Suchomimus, potentially gaining an advantage due to the latter's prior confrontation with a hippopotamus.

Majungasaurus exhibits relentless pursuit of prey, characteristic of carnivores in the franchise. However, it avoids deep water, likely due to limited swimming proficiency or abundant terrestrial food sources. But even in such a situation, a Majungasaurus will aggressively growl after fleeing intruders to give them this clear warning that they should not re-enter its territory again.

History

Jurassic World

Isla Nublar Incident (2015)

Genetic material of Majungasasaurus was in possession of InGen by 2014 and was used in the genetic hybrid Indominus rex in Jurassic World. This explains the Indominus' prominent scale orientation^[1], as well as cannibalistic traits. However, it is unknown if there were any known individuals that were cloned prior to the evacuation of Jurassic World.

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Season 2

Main article: Major

"Batten Down the Hatches"

Sometime prior to 2022, Majungasaurus was recreated in the United States by an unknown operation. Two Majungasaurs were some of the dinosaurs that were being imported to Senegal to Dr. Sarr's lab via Captain Lang's ship through the order of the Broker. While midway, one of the Majungasaurs had killed and partially ate the other, because in the hustle and bustle of casting off the ship, the two Majungasaurs were accidentally put together in the same container.

Later when the Nublar Six and Captain Lang found the Majungasaurus container, they were shocked as the container was open and the deceased body of the second Majungasaurus was still there rotting. Captain Lang told the group that there were two Majungasaurs in the container. Sammy asks where the other one was. Soon they realised that the other Majungasaurus was roaming in the ship haunting other dinosaurs like a Parasaurolophus, a Suchomimus, and attacking and killing a Gallimimus. Later, Darius somehow managed to trap the second Majungasaurus back into its container.

"All Night Long"

While Yaz was roaming alone after facing with the Suchomimus in the jungle, she was later targeted by a lone lioness. But before it could pounce on her, it was killed by the Majungasaurus Major.

When the group found Yaz again on a river bank, she told them to run as she was being chased down by the Majungasaurus that killed the lioness that was now after her. While the group almost made it to the boats, a Suchomimus emerged from the river. The two theropods fought with each other, buying the group some time to escape. The Majungasaurus emerges victorious after biting on the neck of Suchomimus, killing it. It looked the group, remaining on the shore and retreating. Later, the group found out that the Majungasaurus that they just encountered was the same one from Lang's ship as they saw the same container opened near the river bank. It is unknown what happened to Major, and he was likely just left to roam free throughout Senegal.