This list of fictional dinosaurs is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals and is a collection of various notable dinosaur characters that appear in various works of fiction. It is limited to well-referenced examples of dinosaurs in literature, film, television, comics, animation, video games and mythology and applies only to Reptile and Amphibian species that originated during or after the Triassic Period.
Literature
Film & Television
Name |
Species |
Film/Show |
Notes |
Barney |
Tyrannosaurus Rex |
Barney And Friends |
The friendly, optimistic, 200,000,000-year-old, purple title character of the iconic PBS series, Barney & Friends. |
Baby |
Apatosaurus |
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend |
The youngest of the group, found by an American family in an African jungle. |
Baby Bop |
Triceratops |
Barney And Friends |
A three-year-old green girl and a companion of Barney's. |
B.J. |
Protoceratops |
Barney And Friends |
A seven-year-old yellow boy and another companion of Barney's. |
Dorothy |
Megalosaurus |
The Wiggles |
One of the regular characters, who has also featured in her own programme. |
Earl Sinclair |
Megalosaurus |
Dinosaurs (TV series) |
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Fran Sinclair |
Allosaurus |
Robbie Sinclair |
Hypsilophodon |
Charlene Sinclair |
Protoceratops |
Baby Sinclair |
Megalosaurus |
Elvis |
Tyrannosaurus Rex |
Prehysteria! |
A group of preserved baby dinosaurs, found and stolen by Rico Sarno and adopted by Frank Taylor. |
Paula |
Brachiosaurus |
Jagger |
Stegosaurus |
Hammer |
Chasmosaurus |
Madonna |
Pteranodon |
Godzilla |
Godzillasaurus |
Godzilla |
Also known as King of the Monsters, a fictional dinosaur from Japanese Daikaiju films |
Anguirus |
Ankylosaurus |
Godzilla Raids Again |
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Gorosaurus |
Gorosaurus |
King Kong Escapes |
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Indominus Rex |
Indominus Rex |
Jurassic World |
A genetically engineered carnivore whose DNA featuresTyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor genetics |
Paleosaurus |
Palaeosaurus |
Behemoth, the Sea Monster |
A prehistoric gargantuan dinosaur saturated by radiation. |
Rhedosaurus |
Rhedosaurus |
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms |
A frozen carnivore unleashed from the Arctic by a nuclear bomb test. |
Riff |
Saurolophus |
Barney And Friends |
An orange six-year-old boy and another companion of Barney's. |
Theodore Rex |
Tyrannosaurus Rex |
Theodore Rex |
A genetically created dinosaur who teams up with Whoopi Goldberg to investigate a murder. |
Titanosaurus |
Titanosaurus |
Terror of Mechagodzilla |
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Yonggary |
Ceratosaurus |
Reptilian |
A mutant dinosaur. |
Animation
Name |
Species |
Show |
Notes |
Arlo |
Apatosaurus |
The Good Dinosaur |
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Buddy |
Tyrannosaurus rex |
Dinosaur Train |
He likes to ask questions and form hypotheses. |
Craig |
Triceratops |
CollegeHumor |
A male brown dinosaur who is friends with Todd and has a crush on Sheila. |
Dark Varga |
Tyrannosaurus |
Luna Varga |
Denver |
Corythosaurus |
Denver, the Last Dinosaur |
Released from a preserved egg in 1988 California. |
Dink |
Apatosaurus |
Dink, the Little Dinosaur |
A nice, brave and smart young dinosaur, who has a strong bond with his friends. |
Dino |
Europasaurus |
The Flintstones |
Imbued with the characteristics of a pet canine. |
Gertie the Dinosaur |
Apatosaurus |
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) |
Smiles and interacts with animator Winsor McCay |
Horacio |
Tyrannosaurus Rex |
Horacio's World |
A baby dinosaur philosopher. |
Littlefoot |
Apatosaurus |
The Land Before Time |
A group of young, adventurous dinosaurs who dwell in the "Great Valley". |
Cera |
Triceratops |
Ducky |
Saurolophus |
Petrie |
Pteranodon |
Spike |
Stegosaurus |
Stegmutt |
Stegosaurus |
Darkwing Duck |
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Reptar |
Tyrannosaurus Rex |
Rugrats |
Main character of the babies' favourite TV Show. It was based on Godzilla. |
Rex |
Tyrannosaurus Rex |
Toy Story |
An excitable large, green, plastic toy who suffers from anxiety, an inferiority complex and the concern that he is not scary enough. Voiced by Wallace Shawn. |
Thunderlizards |
Parasaurolophus, Styracosaurus, Allosaurus |
The Terrible Thunderlizards, Eek! The Cat |
A trio of operatives consisting of Doc Tari, Kutter and Squat who make numerous attempts to exterminate humans. |
Todd |
Apatosaurus |
CollegeHumor |
A green male dinosaur. |
Varga |
Allosaurus |
Luna Varga |
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Velociraptor |
Velociraptor |
Arcade Gamer Fubuki |
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Video games
Mythology
References
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