List of fictional dinosaurs

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.

Film & Television

Name	Film/Show	Notes
Barney	Barney And Friends	Also known as Barney The Friendly/Purple Dinosaur
Godzilla	Godzilla	Also known as Godzillasaurus or King of the Monsters
Gorosaurus	King Kong Escapes
Paleosaurus	Behemoth, the Sea Monster	A prehistoric gargantuan dinosaur saturated by radiation.
Rhedosaurus	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms	A frozen carnivore unleashed from the Arctic by a nuclear bomb test.
Titanosaurus	Terror of Mechagodzilla
Yonggary	Reptilian

Animation

Name	Show	Notes
Bob	Dilbert (TV series)	Vegetarian dinosaur, who was found hiding behind Dilbert's couch.
Denver	Denver, the Last Dinosaur	Released from a preserved egg in 1988 California
Dink	Dink, the Little Dinosaur	A nice, brave and smart Apatosaurus, who has a strong bond with his friends.
Dino	The Flintstones	Imbued with the characteristics of a pet canine.
Gertie the Dinosaur	Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)	Brontosaurus smiles and interacts with animator Winsor McCay
Reptar	Rugrats	Main character of the babies' favourite TV Show. it was based on Godzilla.
Rex	Toy Story	An excitable large, green, plastic Tyrannosaurus rex who suffers from anxiety, an inferiority complex and the concern that he is not scary enough. Voiced by Wallace Shawn.
Rex	We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story	An intelligent Orange Tyrannosaurus Rex who ceases to become a ravaging dinosaur. Voiced by John Goodman.
Thunderlizards	The Terrible Thunderlizards, Eek! The Cat	A trio of operatives consisting of Doc Tari a Parasaurolophus, Kutter a Styracosaurus and Squat a Allosaurus who make numerous attempts to exterminate humans.

Video games

Name	Game	Notes
Alex	Tekken	Velociraptor
Birdo	Super Mario Bros. 2	Character of the Mario universe.
Tricky	Star Fox	Prince of dinosaurs.
Hauzer	Red Earth	A fossil from Savalia, but resurrected by Scion.
Radical Rex	Radical Rex	A skateboarding, fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus rex.
Tyranitar	Pokémon	A powerful, Godzilla-like creature with the ability to destroy the landscape.
Groudon	Pokémon	A red therapod, representing the Behemoth in the Pokémon universe.
Cranidos and Rampardos	Pokémon	Pachycephalosaurs revived from fossils.
Shieldon and Bastiodon	Pokémon	Ceratopsians revived from fossils.
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

External links

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