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 NameSpeciesWorkAuthorNotesAfsanTyrannosaurus rexFar-SeerRobert J. SawyerThe main character of Sawyer's Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy, Afsan is an astronomer who discovers the truth about the planet on which a transplanted population of dinosaurs lives. Publishers Weekly notes that he represents "the combined roles in Quintaglio society of Pythagoras, Magellan, Copernicus, Galileo, da Vinci and Jesus of Nazareth".BixProtoceratopsDinotopiaJames GurneyAn ambassador and companion to Arthur Denison.CayBrontosaurusBeyond the Great South Wall: Being Some Surprising Details of the Voyage of the S Y RacoonFrank SavileIn this 1899 novel, archaeologists searching Antarctica for the remains of Mayan mummies and treasures discover "the god" Cay, a brontosaurus with "hypnotic eyes".CrackersQuetzalcoatlusCaptain UnderpantsDav PilkeyA "pterodactyl" that George and Harold bring to the present day using the Purple Potty. She is mistaken to be a male throughout the series.Cyclops Utahraptor Primitive War: Opiate Undertow Ethan Pettus DazzleOuranosaurusDazzle the DinosaurMarcus Pfister DinosaurDinosaurDinosaur vs. BedtimeBob SheaAn unnamed young dinosaur taking on a series of challenges before going to bed.DyboTyrannosaurus rexFar-SeerRobert J. SawyerEmperor of the T-Rexes transplanted to another planet, a fat and rather stupid dinosaur who betrays his best friend.EdwinaAlamosaurusEdwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was ExtinctMo WillemsA kind and well-loved dinosaur, ostracised only by Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie.Kal-ta-gootPlesiosaurFar-SeerRobert J. SawyerA huge-toothed swimming dinosaur who maims Keenir, a Tyrannosaurus rex, and is hunted by him to the death, like Moby Dick.KeenirTyrannosaurus rexFar-SeerRobert J. SawyerShip's captain obsessively seeking revenge against the plesiosaur which bit off his tail, this "master mariner" represents Captain Ahab in Moby-Dick, pursuing his own white whale.The LizardCrocodilian"The Lizard"C. J. Cutcliffe HyneA spelunker, Chesney, investigates a cave in Yorkshire and discovers a creature "having the form of a crocodile". Story first published in 1898, reprinted in The Birth of Science Fiction, ed. Isaac Asimov et al., 1981.Old BessTyrannosaurus rexThe Rider, other "Siglerverse" propertiesScott SiglerA genetically resurrected T-Rex deployed in the fictional sport of Dinolition by Poughkeepsie Pete of the Roughland Ridgebacks. Raptor RedUtahraptorRaptor RedRobert T. BakkerA female Utahraptor that lost her mate.RexTyrannosaurus rexWe're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryHudson TalbottA dinosaur who is turned by an alien into a sapient specimen and sent with other sapient dinosaurs to the city of New York.RexyTyrannosaurus rexJurassic ParkMichael ChrichtonThe first T-Rex to be cloned by InGen.ScarfaceTyrannosaurus rexBones of the EarthMichael SwanwickIn this multiple-award-nominated novel describing a great many dinosaur species during the Upper Cretaceous of the Mesozoic Era, Scarface is a juvenile in a family of T-Rexes being observed by time-traveling paleontologists and actually attacks part of the team. Based on Swanwick's 1999 short story "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur".TyroneTyrannosaurus rexTyrone the HorribleHans WilhelmA green T-Rex who always bullies Boland and other dinosaurs, though Boland finds a means to end his menace.Uncle BeazleyTriceratopsThe Enormous EggOliver ButterworthThe Twitchell family's hen lays an egg containing a Triceratops, and the boy Nate raises him, with many adventures. A 1968 film adaptation was televised on the NBC Children's Theatre. Uncle Beazley is memorialized as a life-size statue located in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.WilmaApatosaurus megacephalosCorrupting Dr. NiceJohn KesselTime-traveling paleontologist Owen Vannice brings a new species to 2063 for study. He names her after Wilma Flintstone, and one of her nest-mates after Betty Rubble. Besides flowers and trees, Owen feeds her oatmeal and orchids. Humorous political adventures involve Wilma in this screwball comedy.UnnamedIchthyosaurus and PlesiosaurusJourney to the Center of the EarthJules VerneThese two marine monsters battle each other in the 1864 novel, which was illustrated by Édouard Riou, though there are no true dinosaurs in the novel. They appear in the 1959 film adaptation, while Xiphactinus, Elasmosaurus and Giganotosaurus are additional creatures in the 2008 version.UnnamedAnkylosaurus (?)The Lost Continent: The Story of AtlantisC. J. Cutcliffe HyneMammoths and dinosaurs, one of them with great horny plates and spines along its sides, dwell alongside the citizens of lost Atlantis in this 1899 novel.UnnamedIguanodon The Lost WorldArthur Conan DoyleProfessor Challenger explores a South American volcanic plateau, where he and his academic team find several dinosaurs, including an "Iguanodont" herd. The professors attempt to explain how they have survived until 1912, and decide that the volcano preserved the hidden plateau and allowed "strange accidental conditions" for survival.UnnamedStegosaurus The Lost WorldArthur Conan DoyleProfessor Challenger explores a South American volcanic plateau, where he and his academic team find several dinosaurs, including Stegosaurus.UnnamedUnknownI'm A Dirty Dinosaur, I'm A Hungry DinosaurJaneen BrianA small dinosaur that likes mud and cake.UnnamedSauropodDanny and the DinosaurSyd HoffFirst published by Harper & Brothers in 1958. It has sold over ten million copies and has been translated into a dozen languages.
Comics and manga NameSpeciesWorkAuthorNotesArchieTyrannosaurus rexDinosaurs for HireTom Mason AviatrixPterosaurXTNCTPaul Cornell and D'Israeli BenkeiTroodonDinosaur SanctuaryItaru Kinoshita Imprints on Suma Suzume, a rookie zookeeper employed at Enoshima Dinoland, who takes care of Benkei. Bloodfeast the Extreme-inatorTyrannosaurus rexThe Order of the StickRich Burlew Used as a monster for a fighting arena before being freed and adopted by Belkar Bitterleaf, the team's ranger. BrontsonBrontosaurusHoracio's WorldMauricio de Sousa CyranoPterodactylDinosaurs for HireTom Mason Devil DinosaurTyrannosaurus rexDevil DinosaurJack Kirby DinnyBrachiosaurusAlley OopV.T. Hamlin Pet dinosaur of Alley Oop. DromiceiomimusDromiceiomimusDinosaur ComicsRyan North GonTyrannosaurus rexGonMasashi Tanaka A baby T-Rex. HorácioTyrannosaurus rexTurma do Piteco (The Cavern Clan) and Horacio's WorldMauricio 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. LolloBrontosaurusSuske 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. LorenzoTriceratopsDinosaurs for HireTom Mason LucindaTyrannosaurus rexHoracio's WorldMauricio de Sousa Old LaceDeinonychusRunawaysBrian K. VaughanCompanion to Gertrude Yorkes. RaptorDeinonychusXTNCTPaul Cornell and D'Israeli ReeseStegosaurusDinosaurs for HireTom Mason RexTyrannosaurus rexBoner's ArkMort WalkerOne of the passengers aboard Boner's Ark. RexTyrannosaurus rexXTNCTPaul Cornell and D'Israeli SatanusTyrannosaurus rexFlesh/Judge DreddKelvin Gosnell and Ramon Sola StegyStegosaurusThe PhantomLee Falk and Sy Barry Super DinosaurTyrannosaurus rexSuper DinosaurRobert Kirkman and Jason Howard Terry PterodactylPterodactylHoracio's WorldMauricio de Sousa T-RexTyrannosaurus rexDinosaur ComicsRyan North ThecoThecodontHoracio's WorldMauricio de Sousa ToddTyrannosaurus rexTodd the Dinosaur Patrick Roberts "The Traveller from the Mesozoicum"BrontosaurusSpirou 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. TrikeTriceratopsXTNCTPaul Cornell and D'Israeli TyrantTyrannosaurus rexTyrantSteve Bissette UrhundenBrontosaurusUrhundenOskar AnderssonA dinosaur treated as an "ancient dog" by his owner. UtahraptorUtahraptorDinosaur ComicsRyan North YukiGiganotosaurusDinosaur SanctuaryItaru Kinoshita
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