GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Just before the endorsement team’s tour of Jurassic Park, a Triceratops fell ill from eating West Indian Lilac, confusing their berries for gastroliths. During the endorsement team’s tour, Dr. Gerry Harding had game warden Robert Muldoon tranquilize the ill individual so it wouldn’t be aggressive around him.

Detailed explanation-2: -The berries of West Indian lilac are poisonous, but not fatal, to some dinosaurs. The brown-colored berries are easily overlooked when they fall among similarly-colored stones, causing dinosaurs to accidentally ingest them while foraging for gastroliths (smooth stones that aid the digestive process of herbivores).

Detailed explanation-3: -Melia azedarach, also known as the West Indian lilac or the chinaberry, was a poisonous plant found in Jurassic Park. Because of its toxic alkaloids it caused dinosaurs to get sick when eaten and was often used by the Chinese as a fish poison. The West Indian lilac was found in the Stegosaurus paddock on Isla Nublar.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the cars come across the sick Triceratops, Alan immediately jumped out, and was followed by the rest of the passengers. While investigating the situation, Ellie questioned if the dinosaur ate poisonous berries by a nearby West Indian Lilac plant.