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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

Name	Species	Work	Author	Notes
Rex	Tyrannosaurus rex	We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story	Hudson Talbott	A dinosaur who is turned by an alien into a sapient specimen and sent with other sapient dinosaurs to New York City.
Tyrone	Tyrannosaurus rex	Tyrone the Horrible	Hans Wilhelm	A green T. Rex who always bullies Boland and other dinosaurs, though Boland finds a means to end his menace.
Edwina	Alamosaurus	Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct	Mo Willems	A kind and well-loved dinosaur, ostracised only by Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie.
Dazzle	Ouranosaurus	Dazzle the Dinosaur	Marcus Pfister

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)
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
Gorosaurus	Gorosaurus	King Kong Escapes
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
Yonggary	Ceratosaurus	Reptilian	A mutant dinosaur.

Animation

Name	Species	Show	Notes
Aladar	Iguanodon	Dinosaur
Arlo	Apatosaurus	The Good Dinosaur
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
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
Velociraptor	Velociraptor	Arcade Gamer Fubuki

Video games

Name	Species	Game	Notes
Frigi	Apatosaurus	Fossil Fighters and Fossil Fighters: Champions	Full species name is Frigisaurus. Is used as a sub-boss in Fossil Fighters by the boss of the villains of the game, The BB Bandits. Frigi is a legendary Vivosaur with powerful water based ice attacks. Resembles the appearance of how a Saltasaurus looks like in the original game. Frigi is available as DLC for Fossil Fighters: Champions and a reward in a side mission by reviving all 100 Vivosaurs in Fossil Fighters.
Alex	Velociraptor	Tekken
Bartzilla	Bartzillasaurus	The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare	Bart parody godzilla.
Bartsaurus	Coelophysis	Virtual Bart
Birdo	?	Super Mario Bros. 2	Character of the Mario universe, often the role of a sub-boss.
Tricky	Centrosaurus	Star Fox	Prince of dinosaurs.
Hauzer	Tyrannosaurus rex	Red Earth	A fossil from Savalia, but resurrected by Scion.
Monster Kid	Dinosaur-Like Monster	Undertale	A young monster who will stop at nothing to see their idol Undyne in action. ^[1]
Novaraptor	Novaraptor	Primal Carnage	A fictional species created by combining the genetics of multiple dromaeosaur species.
Radical Rex	Tyrannosaurus rex	Radical Rex	A skateboarding, fire-breathing dinosaur.
Yoshi	Yoshi	Super Mario World	Acts as Mario's steed and can swallow items and weak enemies.

Mythology

Name	Notes
Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu	(African) believed to be a Kentrosaurus.
Muhuru	(African) white Stegosaurus.
Mokele-mbembe	(African) bears a resemblance to Sauropods.
Ngoubou	(African) Ceratopsian-like cryptid

References

^ http://undertale.wikia.com/wiki/Monster_Kid

External links

A list of Dinosaurs in Science Fiction Literature, by Michael Brett-Surman.

[1] ttp://undertale.wikia.com/wiki/Monster_Kid

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