However you cut it, dinosaurs are big business now, whether as $10 plastic T. rex toys or $45 million “alternative assets” a la Monets and first editions. The question is: Who owns the past?

After 32 years of Jurassic Park toys, one company has finally cracked the code on cracking eggs -- bringing an iconic movie scene to life with a robotic baby dinosaur that emerges from a gooey egg.

Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the most ferocious predators to ever walk the Earth. With a massive body, sharp teeth, and jaws so powerful they could crush a car, this famous carnivore dominated the ...