Dolores is a small herbivorous dinosaur known as Aquilops. In the Jurassic World storyline, Dolores is portrayed as a tiny, endearing dinosaur that Isabella Delgado befriends aboard Ile Saint-Hubert, serving as a comforting presence rather than a threat. The in-universe species Aquilops is one of the earlier horned ceratopsians, and Dolores is depicted as fully grown despite her cute, puppy-like demeanor. This combination of real-life Aquilops biology and fictional storytelling places Dolores in the Early Cretaceous period as a diminutive ceratopsian relative to later horned dinosaurs like Triceratops. Key points:
- Species: Aquilops americanus, an early ceratopsian herbivore from North America.
- In-fiction role: Dolores acts as a gentle companion to the protagonists, highlighting that dinosaurs can be ordinary animals with personalities.
- Portrayal: Dolores is depicted as a fully grown Aquilops, despite often appearing small and endearing on screen.
- Context: The character belongs to the Jurassic World franchise expansion in Jurassic World Rebirth, which introduced Aquilops to the film’s ecosystem.
If you’d like, I can pull specific canonical details about Aquilops (size, time period, and distinguishing features) or discuss how Dolores fits into the broader lore of the Jurassic World universe.
