Revealing mistake: When Claire hangs up the phone at the start, the phone is actually off. (00:10:30)
Revealing mistake: When Claire drives the truck and gets it to jump to the boat, the front of it ramps up as it reaches the end of the dock. There was nothing there that could have caused the vehicle to ramp up like that. (00:50:05)
Revealing mistake: When Owen is trying to use the Stygimoloch to break out from the cell, when the Stygimoloch rams the door it opens before the Stygimoloch reaches it. (01:21:15)
Answer: They were sold for the sole purpose of making hundreds of millions of dollars from the auction and future sales. The buyers had different reasons for wanting them: weaponizing them, for trophy hunting, private zoos, etc. The buyers' zeal in wanting such exotic animals overruled their sensibilities regarding how dangerous the dinosaurs were and the extreme conditions needed to manage them.
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