* A Meta example, but the fact that ''The World Beneath'' might just be one of the first pop-culture depictions of ''Giganotosaurus'' leads to an interesting story. Gurney was introduced to Rodolfo Coria, the co-describer of ''Giganotosaurus'' (which at the time hadn't even been named). After being interested by the new dinosaur, and getting permission from Coria to be the first to paint its portrait, Gurney contacted Coria with a question.
-->'''Gurney:''' This is your dinosaur. What color do you want it to be?\\
'''Coria:''' Color? That's ''your'' problem.
* In ''Journey to Chandara'', Bix orders dinner for both herself and Arthur at a Chandaran restaurant that apparently includes giant insects in their dishes. Said dinner is a selection of leaves and flower buds; a meal fit for a ''Protoceratops'' like her... not so much for a human like Arthur.