The BioSyn Genetics Sanctuary is a biological research facility in Italy owned by BioSyn Genetics. It is used for housing and studying de-extinct life forms, including 50 species of animals. The Sanctuary is a massive walled structure containing appropriate habitats for its animals and plants, located in a valley (colloquially called “BioSyn Valley”) near the mountain Cimon del Froppa. As of 2022, it functioned as the company headquarters.
De-extinct animal species housed here include some which were originally bred by BioSyn’s competitor, International Genetic Technologies, as well as some which were originally bred by BioSyn itself. Currently confirmed species include:
- Allosaurus jimmadseni
- Ankylosaurus magniventris
- Apatosaurus ajax
- Baryonyx walkeri
- Brachiosaurus altithorax
- Carnotaurus sastrei
- Compsognathus longipes
- Dilophosaurus “venenifer”
- Dimetrodon grandis
- Dimorphodon macronyx
- Dreadnoughtus schrani
- Gallimimus bullatus
- Giganotosaurus sp.
- Iguanodon bernissartensis
- Lystrosaurus sp.
- Microceratus gobiensis
- Moros intrepidus
- Nasutoceratops titusi
- Parasaurolophus walkeri
- Pteranodon longiceps “masranii”
- Pyroraptor olympius
- Quetzalcoatlus northropi
- Sinoceratops zhuchengensis
- Stegosaurus stenops “gigas”
- Stygimoloch spinifer
- Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
- Triceratops horridus
- Tyrannosaurus rex
- Velociraptor “antirrhopus masranii”
