Rebirth, stomped into theaters this week, is in desperate need of some new DNA. Not the Rancor/Xenomorph kind spliced into Rebirth’s heavily touted, barely featured Distortus rex, but a simpler kind;

The DNA in this new round of dinosaurs is so good, it's leading Universal/Amblin's Jurassic World Rebirth to a higher worldwide opening than previously reported, that being $322.5M worldwide (instead of $318M+) with $147.

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The latest dinosaur reboot captures the essence of the original – but leans too heavily on 'CGI-heavy set pieces'

Jurassic World Rebirth features plenty of clever nods to previous Steven Spielberg films and the overall history of the Jurassic franchise.

However, that doesn't mean dinosaur revivals are just around the corner, despite what other Jurassic Park consultants have said. Lamm explained that the organic material that is perceived to make de-extinction efforts a possibility is still a long shot when it comes to dinosaurs.

As Jurassic World movies tend to do, Rebirth features callbacks to a number of films in the franchise. However, it pays particular homage to the original—and greatest dinosaur movie to ever do it— Jurassic Park. Here are six of the best nods to Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic.