On March 10, Godzilla Minus One won an Oscar for visual effects. The titan reptile has demolished Tokyo and other major cities worldwide several times in movies and has inspired generations of filmmakers and paleontologists—so much so that there are fossils named in homage to Godzilla. The fictional radioactive reptile is also the subject of fun discussion among paleontologists on what type of dinosaur it would fall under.
Although Godzilla is a product and a metaphor for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the giant theropod does have some resemblance to ancient dinosaurs. Here are a few, as well as some that inspired the look of Godzilla:
If Godzilla was a dinosaur based on paleontologist Kenneth Carpenter, he would look like the pictured dinosaur with spikes. Here, Carpenter depicts Godzilla with a T. rex for comparison. (Credit: The Official Godzilla Compendium (pp.102-106)Publisher: Random House, New YorkEditors: J.D. Lees, M. ...
