List of fictional dinosaurs

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.

Literature

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	Marcus Pfister
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.

Comics and Manga

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.
Bloodfeast the Extreme-inator	Tyrannosaurus rex	The Order of the Stick	Rich Burlew	Used as a monster for a fighting arena before being freed and adopted by Belkar Bitterleaf, the team's ranger.
Brontson	Brontosaurus	Horacio's World	Mauricio de Sousa
Cyrano	Pterodactyl	Dinosaurs for Hire	Tom Mason
Devil Dinosaur	Tyrannosaurus rex	Devil Dinosaur	Jack Kirby
Dinny	Brachiosaurus	Alley Oop	V.T. Hamlin	Pet dinosaur of Alley Oop.
Dromiceiomimus	Dromiceiomimus	Dinosaur Comics	Ryan North
Gon	Tyrannosaurus rex	Gon	Masashi Tanaka	A baby T-Rex.
Horácio	Tyrannosaurus rex	Turma do Piteco (The Cavern Clan) and Horacio's World	Mauricio de Sousa	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).	Willy Vandersteen	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	Mauricio de Sousa
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.
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	Mauricio de Sousa
T-Rex	Tyrannosaurus rex	Dinosaur Comics	Ryan North
Theco	Thecodont	Horacio's World	Mauricio de Sousa
Todd	Tyrannosaurus rex	Todd the Dinosaur	Patrick Roberts
"The Traveller from the Mesozoicum"	Brontosaurus	Spirou et Fantasio in the album Le voyageur du Mésozoïque.	André Franquin	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	Steve Bissette
Urhunden	Brontosaurus	Urhunden	Oskar Andersson	A dinosaur treated as an "ancient dog" by his owner.
Utahraptor	Utahraptor	Dinosaur Comics	Ryan North
Yuki	Giganotosaurus	Dinosaur Sanctuary	Itaru Kinoshita

Film and television

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	Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend	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	Transformers	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 bioluminescent 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		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	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	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 Dino King 3D: Journey to Fire Mountain	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

Animation

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.
Taury	Tyrannosaurus rex	Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs	Harry’s toy dinosaurs.
Trike	Triceratops
Pterence	Pterodactylus
Patsy	Apatosaurus
Sid	Scelidosaurus
Steggy	Stegosaurus
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	Theropoda	Adventure Time	A green male dinosaur who was Urgence Evergreen's apprentice in the episode "Evergreen".
Nina	Protoceratops		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.

Video games

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 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 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 Fossil Fighters: Champions	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.

See also

• List of fictional birds
  • List of fictional birds of prey
  • List of fictional ducks
    • In animation
  • List of fictional penguins

External links

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