This list of fictional dinosaurs is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals and is a collection of various notable non-avian dinosaur characters that appear in various works of fiction. It is limited to well-referenced examples of dinosaurs and related prehistoric reptiles in literature, film, television, comics, animation, video games and mythology, and applies only to non-avian dinosaur species that lived from the Triassic Period until the end of the Cretaceous.
| Name | Species | Work | Author | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bix | Protoceratops | Dinotopia | James Gurney | An ambassador and companion to Arthur Denison. | |
| Crackers | Quetzalcoatlus | Captain Underpants | Dav Pilkey | A "pterodactyl" that George and Harold bring to the present day using the Purple Potty. She is mistaken to be a male throughout the series. | |
| Dazzle | Ouranosaurus | Dazzle the Dinosaur | |||
| Dinosaur | Dinosaur | Dinosaur vs. Bedtime | Bob Shea | An unnamed young dinosaur taking on a series of challenges before going to bed. | |
| 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. | |
| No name | Unknown | I'm A Dirty Dinosaur, I’m A Hungry Dinosaur | Janeen Brian | A small dinosaur that likes mud and cake. | |
| Old Bess | Tyrannosaurus rex | The Rider, other "Siglerverse" properties | Scott Sigler | A genetically resurrected T-Rex deployed in the fictional sport of Dinolition by Poughkeepsie Pete of the Roughland Ridgebacks. | |
| Raptor Red | Utahraptor | Raptor Red | Robert T. Bakker | A female Utahraptor that lost her mate. | |
| 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. | |
| Rexy | Tyrannosaurus rex | Jurassic Park | Michael Chrichton | the first T-Rex to be cloned by InGen | |
| 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. | |
| No name | Unknown | Danny and the Dinosaur, | Syd Hoff | First published by Harper & Brothers in 1958. It has sold over ten million copies and has been translated into a dozen languages. |
| Name | Species | Work | Author | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie | Tyrannosaurus rex | Dinosaurs for Hire | Tom Mason | ||
| Aviatrix | Pterosaur | XTNCT | Paul Cornell and D'Israeli | ||
| Benkei | Troodon | Dinosaur Sanctuary | Itaru Kinoshita | Imprints on Suma Suzume, a rookie zookeeper employed at Enoshima Dinoland, who takes care of Benkei. | |
| Brontson | Brontosaurus | Horacio's World | |||
| Cyrano | Pterodactyl | Dinosaurs for Hire | Tom Mason | ||
| Devil Dinosaur | Tyrannosaurus rex | Devil Dinosaur | Jack Kirby[1] | ||
| Dinny | Brachiosaurus | Alley Oop | Pet dinosaur of Alley Oop. | ||
| Dromiceiomimus | Dromiceiomimus | Dinosaur Comics | Ryan North | ||
| Gon | Tyrannosaurus rex | Gon | A baby T-Rex. | ||
| Horácio | Tyrannosaurus rex | Turma do Piteco (The Cavern Clan) and Horacio's World | A baby T-Rex who was first introduced as the pet of Pitheco the caveman in The Cavern Clan, after which it received its own spin-off, Horacio's World. | ||
| Lollo | Brontosaurus | Suske en Wiske in the album De Groene Splinter (The Green Splinter). | A cute little dinosaur the characters encounter while travelling to prehistoric times. | ||
| Lorenzo | Triceratops | Dinosaurs for Hire | Tom Mason | ||
| Lucinda | Tyrannosaurus rex | Horacio's World | |||
| Old Lace | Deinonychus | Runaways | Brian K.Vaughan | Companion to Gertrude Yorkes. | |
| Raptor | Deinonychus | XTNCT | Paul Cornell and D'Israeli | ||
| Reese | Stegosaurus | Dinosaurs for Hire | Tom Mason | ||
| Rex | Tyrannosaurus rex | Boner's Ark | Mort Walker | One of the passengers aboard Boner's Ark.[2] | |
| Rex | Tyrannosaurus rex | XTNCT | Paul Cornell and D'Israeli | ||
| Super Dinosaur | Tyrannosaurus rex | Super Dinosaur | Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard | ||
| Terry Pterodactyl | Pterodactyl | Horacio's World | |||
| T-Rex | Tyrannosaurus rex | Dinosaur Comics | Ryan North | ||
| Theco | Thecodont | Horacio's World | |||
| Todd | Tyrannosaurus rex | Todd the Dinosaur | Patrick Roberts [3] | ||
| "The Traveller from the Mesozoicum" | Brontosaurus | Spirou et Fantasio in the album Le voyageur du Mésozoïque. | A dinosaur whose egg has been breed out by the Count de Champignac and goes out on a rampage afterwards. | ||
| Trike | Triceratops | XTNCT | Paul Cornell and D'Israeli | ||
| Tyrant | Tyrannosaurus rex | Tyrant | |||
| Urhunden | Brontosaurus | Urhunden | Oskar Andersson[4] | A dinosaur treated as an "ancient dog" by his owner. | |
| Utahraptor | Utahraptor | Dinosaur Comics | Ryan North | ||
| Yuki | Giganotosaurus | Dinosaur Sanctuary | Itaru Kinoshita |
| Name | Species | Film/show | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney | Tyrannosaurus rex | Barney & Friends | The friendly, optimistic, 200,000,000-year-old, purple title character of the iconic PBS series | |
| Baby Bop | Triceratops | A three-year-old green girl and a companion of Barney. | ||
| B.J. | Protoceratops | A seven-year-old yellow boy and a companion of Barney. | ||
| Riff | Saurolophus | An orange six-year-old boy and a companion of Barney. | ||
| Baby | Brontosaurus | The youngest of the group, found by an American family in an African jungle. | ||
| Dorothy | Megalosaurus | The Wiggles | One of the regular characters, who has also featured in her own programme. | |
| Earl Sinclair | Megalosaurus | Dinosaurs | ||
| Fran Sinclair | Allosaurus | |||
| Robbie Sinclair | Hypsilophodon | |||
| Charlene Sinclair | Protoceratops | |||
| Baby Sinclair | Megalosaurus | |||
| Tom Carter | Tyrannosaurus rex, Smilodon, Velociraptor, Gigantopithecus, Ankylosaurus, and Triceratops | Dinofroz | A heroic team went back in time to stop the evil dragons from changing the future. | |
| Bob | Triceratops | |||
| John | Smilodon | |||
| Eric | Pterosaur | |||
| Ms. Moynihan | Velociraptor | DinoSquad | A group of five teenagers led by their science teacher, Ms. Moynihan a surviving female velociraptor to stop the main antagonist of the series and a business magnate who owns Raptor Dyne, the male velociraptor, Dr. Victor Veloci. Together they transform into dinosaurs to save the world from reverting to the age of the dinosaurs by creating mutant hybrids. | |
| Max | Tyrannosaurus rex | |||
| Caruso | Stegosaurus | |||
| Fiona | Spinosaurus | |||
| Rodger | Styracosaurus | |||
| Buzz | Pteranodon | |||
| Rump | Gorgonopsid | |||
| Dr. Victor Veloci | Velociraptor | |||
| 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 | |
| Gabutyra | Tyrannosaurus rex | Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger | ||
| Parasagun | Parasaurolophus | |||
| Stegochi | Stegosaurus | |||
| Zakutor | Velociraptor | |||
| Dricera | Triceratops | |||
| Pteragordon | Pteranodon | |||
| Ankydon | Ankylosaurus | |||
| Bunpachy | Pachycephalosaurus | |||
| Plezuon | Plesiosaurus | |||
| Bragigas | Brachiosaurus | |||
| Tobaspino | Spinosaurus | |||
| T-Rex Zord | Tyrannosaurus rex | Power Rangers Dino Charge / Power Rangers Dino Super Charge | Known as "Rexy" as named by Tyler. | |
| Para Zord | Parasaurolophus | Known as named by Chase. | ||
| Stego Zord | Stegosaurus | Known as named by Koda. | ||
| Raptor Zord | Velociraptor | Known as named by Riley. | ||
| Tricera Zord | Triceratops | Known as named by Shelby. | ||
| Ptera Zord | Pteranodon | Known as named by Sir Ivan. | ||
| Ankylo Zord | Ankylosaurus | Known as named by James. | ||
| Pachy Zord | Pachycephalosaurus | Known as named by Phillip. | ||
| Plesio Zord | Plesiosaurus | Known as named by Kendall. | ||
| Titano Zord | Brachiosaurus | Known as named by Zenowing. | ||
| Spino Zord | Spinosaurus | Known as named by Keeper. | ||
| Anguirus | Ankylosaurus | Godzilla Raids Again | ||
| Baragon | Baranosdragon | Frankenstein Conquers the World | ||
| Grimlock | Tyrannosaurus rex | Leader of the Dinobots | ||
| Gorosaurus | Gorosaurus | King Kong Escapes | ||
| Bumpy | Ankylosaurus | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Adored by Camp Cretaceous fans and notable for her asymmetrical horns on her head | |
| Toro | Carnotaurus | Named after the Spanish word for "bull" and because of the horns on his head | ||
| Parasaurolophus lux | Parasaurolophus | A Bioluminescencent variant of the Parasaurolophus genetically engineered by Dr. Wu | ||
| Maria | Sinoceratops | |||
| Chaos | Baryonyx | Named after the Hacker Gang in the Aster Stone series episode 68 | ||
| Grim | Baryonyx | |||
| Limbo | Baryonyx | |||
| Scorpios Rex | Scorpios Rex | This hybrid (created from the species tyrannosaurus rex, velociraptor, and carnotaurus) serves as one of the show's main antagonists | ||
| Big Eatie | Tyrannosaurus rex | Mother and daughter extracted from Isla Sorna | ||
| Little Eatie | Tyrannosaurus rex | |||
| Pierce | Kentrosaurus | rowspan"1" | Raised by Dr. Mae Turner and is able to communicate with him through her tablet | |
| Firecracker | Brachiosaurus | 2 months old extracted from live specimen on Isla Sorna | ||
| Angel | Spinoceratops | These hybrids (not made by Dr. Wu) were made by Mantah Corp when Sammy brought the sample of the Sinoceratops and mixed it with Spinosaurus DNA | ||
| Rebel | Spinoceratops | |||
| Blue | Velociraptor | Jurassic World | Primary raptor in the pack trained by Owen Grady. | |
| Charlie | Velociraptor | One of the raptors in the pack trained by Owen Grady. | ||
| Delta | Velociraptor | |||
| Echo | Velociraptor | |||
| Indominus rex | Indominus rex | This hybrid (created from the species tyrannosaurus rex, and velociraptor, among others) serves as one of the film's main antagonists. | ||
| Indoraptor | Indoraptor | This hybrid (created from a sample of the Indominus rex, and velociraptor, among others) serves as one of the film's main antagonists. | ||
| 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. | |
| Speckles | Tarbosaurus | The Dino King | A Tarbosaurus who was orphaned after his siblings' deaths were caused, and his mother was murdered, by a territorial Tyrannosaurus rex. | |
| Herb | Brachiosaurus | Sesame Street | A plant-eating orange dinosaur who once came to Sesame Street | |
| 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 | ||
| Tyramigo | Tyrannosaurus rex | Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger | RyusoulRed's partner. Can transform into KishiryuOh with Ryusoul Gattai. | |
| Triken | Triceratops | RyusoulBlue's partner | ||
| Ankyloze | Ankylosaurus | RyusoulPink's partner | ||
| Tigerlance | Smilodon | RyusoulGreen's partner | ||
| Milneedle | Miragaia | RyusoulBlack's partner | ||
| Mosarex | Mosasaurus | RyusoulGold's partner. Can transform into KishiryuNeptune with Rysoul Gattai. | ||
| Yonggary | Ceratosaurus | Reptilian | A mutant dinosaur. | |
| Vastatosaurus rex | Tyrannosaurus rex | King Kong (2005) | Descendant of Tyrannosaurus rex |
| Name | Species | Show | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladar | Iguanodon | Dinosaur | An Iguanodon, who was adopted by a lemur, Plio. He is Yar's grandson, Zini's nephew, and Suri's brother. Aladar is voiced by D.B. Sweeney | |
| Allo | Allosaurus | Dinosaucers | Members of the Dinosaucers, a group from an alien planet known as Reptilon, who save the Earth from the malicious Tyrannos. | |
| Bonehead | Pachycephalosaurus | |||
| Bronto Thunder | Apatosaurus | |||
| Stego | Stegosaurus | |||
| Tricero | Triceratops | |||
| Ankylo | Ankylosaurus | Members of the Tyrannos, a group from an alien planet known as Reptilon, who attempt to conquer the Earth. | ||
| Brachio | Brachiosaurus | |||
| Genghis Rex | Tyrannosaurus | |||
| Plesio | Plesiosaurus | |||
| Princess Dei | Deinonychus | |||
| Quackpot | Hadrosaurus | |||
| Styraco | Styracosaurus | |||
| 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. | |
| 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 orphaned young dinosaur, who has a strong bond with his friends. | |
| Dino | Snorkosaurus | The Flintstones | Imbued with the characteristics of a pet canine. | |
| Dyno | Tyrannosaurus rex | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | A purple T-Rex who is one of the background imaginary friends | |
| Gertie the Dinosaur | Brontosaurus | Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) | Smiles and interacts with animator Winsor McCay | |
| Horacio | Tyrannosaurus rex | Horacio's World | A baby dinosaur philosopher. | |
| Heart | Tyrannosaurus rex | You Are Umasou | A kind hearted dinosaur who runs away from his family out of fear of harming them after his predatory instincts become apparent, and finds a baby dinosaur who he adopts as his son. | |
| Umasou | Ankylosaurus | A baby dinosaur who Heart meets, and believes him to be his dad, treating him as such, after the latter attempts to eat him. | ||
| 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 | |||
| Chomper | Tyrannosaurus rex | |||
| President Dinosaur | Brachiosaurus | The Powerpuff Girls | ||
| 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. | |
| Stegmutt | Stegosaurus | Darkwing Duck | ||
| T-Bone | Tyrannosaurus | Extreme Dinosaurs | Dinosaurs from the past that were granted immense strength and human capabilities by an interdimensional traveler. They managed to escape the dinosaur extinction and reach modern times with the help of another alien spaceship in chase of the criminal. | |
| Bullzeye | Pterodactyl or Pteranodon | |||
| Spike | Triceratops | |||
| Stegz | Stegosaurus | |||
| Hard Rock | Ankylosaurus | |||
| Bad Rap | Velociraptor | |||
| Haxx | ||||
| Spittor | ||||
| 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. | |
| Tina Rex | Tyrannosaurus rex | The Amazing World of Gumball | A female T-Rex who is a bully at Elmore Junior High. | |
| Todd | Apatosaurus | CollegeHumor | A green male dinosaur. | |
| Velociraptor | Velociraptor | Arcade Gamer Fubuki | ||
| Chomp | Triceratops | Dinosaur King | The three main Dinosaurs of the D-Team. | |
| Paris | Parasaurolophus | |||
| Ace | Carnotaurus | |||
| Terry | Tyrannosaurus | The three main Dinosaurs of the Alpha Gang. | ||
| Tank | Saichania | |||
| Spiny | Spinosaurus | |||
| Gunther | Adventure Time | A green male dinosaur who was Urgence Evergreen's apprentice in the episode "Evergreen". | ||
| Nina | A yellow female dinosaur who was Gunther's pet in the episode "Evergreen". | |||
| Thunderclap | Nyctosaurus | The Good Dinosaur | ||
| Mr. Gus | Tyrannosaurus rex | Uncle Grandpa | A green male dinosaur, who is Uncle Grandpa's friend and bodyguard. He is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. |
| Name | Species | Game | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | Velociraptor | Tekken | |
| Bartsaurus | Coelophysis | Virtual Bart | |
| Bio Rex | Tyrannosaurus | F-Zero | A bioengineered dinosaur revived from a fossilized egg. One of the playable racers starting in F-Zero X. |
| Tricky | Triceratops | Diddy Kong Racing | |
| Pteranodon | |||
| Brontosaurus | |||
| Tyrannosaurus rex | |||
| Dippy | Diplodocus | Banjo-Tooie | A thirsty dinosaur who lives in a cave in Terrydactyland. |
| Chompasaurus | Elasmosaurus | A dinosaur who lives in a cave with rivers in Terrydactyland. | |
| Scrotty | Styracosaurus | A dinosaur who lives in a cave with 3 children of her own named Scrat, Scrit and Scrut in Terrydactyland. | |
| Mr. Patch, Stomponadon, and T-Rex Banjo | Tyrannosaurus rex | A balloon T-Rex dinosaur who lives in a circus in Witchyworld and a dinosaur who lives in a cave and mountain in Terrydactyland. | |
| Soarasaurus, Terry | Pteranodon | A dinosaur who lives in a cave and nest in Terrydactyland. | |
| Bargasaurus | Stegosaurus | A dinosaur who lives in Terrydactyland. | |
| DinoMighty | Tyrannosaurus | Wario World | Excitement Central's boss that Wario faces on his adventure. |
| Frigi | Apatosaurus | Fossil Fighters and | 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 what 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. |
| General Scales | Tyrannosaurus | Star Fox | One of the antagonists in Star Fox Adventures. |
| Tricky | Centrosaurus | Prince of dinosaurs. | |
| Gon | Gon | Gon | Makes a guest appearance in Tekken 3. |
| Hauzer | Tyrannosaurus rex | Red Earth | A fossil from Savalia, but resurrected by Scion. |
| Igno | Tyrannosaurus | Fossil Fighters and | Full species name is Ignosaurus. Igno is the bitter rival of Frigi and is used by the hero in Fossil Fighters to defeat Frigi in a level where it is the sub-boss of the game. Igno is a legendary Vivosaur with powerful fire-based lava attacks. According to legend in the game, Igno was formed when it fought an Apatosaurus (Frigi), and the power of the two both killed them and fossilized Igno in a pool of lava. Igno is available as DLC in Fossil Fighters: Champions and can be obtained by doing a side quest which involves beating Saurhead five times. |
| 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. |
| Rex | Tyrannosaurus | Dino City | Protagonists and playable characters of the game. |
| Tops | Protoceratops | ||
| Riptor | Velociraptor | Killer Instinct | An experiment from the company Ultratech to create a human/dinosaur crossbreed. In the 2013 game, she is no longer a single specimen, but rather one of a batch of riptor-type bioweapons. |
| Yoshi | Yoshi | Mario | Acts as Mario's steed and can swallow items and weak enemies. |
| Stogg | Stegosaurus | My Singing Monsters | A fire monster species with the element of earth and fire that plays the electric synthesizer. When it plays, its spikes flash with each note, and the zigzag line on its side moves like a sound visualizer. It also has a rare and epic variant in the original game and six prismatic variants as well as seen as a pup in the prequel. It also has dog features like chasing and burying bones. |