Animated dinosaur stories range from early hand-drawn comedy to family films, television adventures and computer animation. Some follow a named young dinosaur, while others place extinct animals in an imagined world or mix fantasy with a simplified version of prehistory. This catalogue includes twenty feature films and animated series for viewers of different ages.
Animation can make impossible journeys and expressive animal characters easy to show, but it is still storytelling rather than a fossil record. For live-action productions, browse our dinosaur movie list and TV series guide. Japanese and Asian animated works are grouped separately in the dinosaur anime collection.
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Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
Six teenagers are cut off from evacuation and try to survive inside a damaged dinosaur park.
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
The older campers investigate a conspiracy in a world where dinosaurs live alongside people.
Gigantosaurus
Four young dinosaurs explore their Cretaceous world and learn to cooperate.
Dinosaur Train
Buddy the tyrannosaur rides a time train and meets animals from different geological periods.
Gertie the Dinosaur
Winsor McCay addresses the drawn Gertie on screen in an early example of character animation.
Fantasia
The Rite of Spring segment traces Earth's history and the dramatic extinction of dinosaurs.
The Land Before Time
Young Littlefoot and his friends search for the Great Valley after a natural disaster.
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Intelligent dinosaurs arrive in modern New York to help fulfil children's wishes.
Dinosaur
The iguanodon Aladar leads a herd toward a new home after a meteor impact.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
The heroes discover an underground tropical world where large dinosaurs have survived.
Dino Time
Three children accidentally travel into the past and join a tyrannosaur family.
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D
The story of Pachyrhinosaurus Patchi combines computer animation, landscapes and scientific themes.
The Good Dinosaur
In an alternate world, dinosaurs never disappeared and a young Apatosaurus befriends a human child.
Speckles: The Tarbosaurus
A young Tarbosaurus grows up in Cretaceous Asia and faces a formidable rival.
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Dink and his friends explore a prehistoric world and help one another avoid danger.
Denver, the Last Dinosaur
A group of teenagers finds a dinosaur egg, and the friendly Denver learns to live in a modern city.
Extreme Dinosaurs
A team of intelligent dinosaurs opposes raptors who plan to alter the planet's climate.
Dinosaucers
Spacefaring dinosaurs draw human teenagers into a conflict between two alien groups.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
In a post-apocalyptic future, people share the Earth with dinosaurs and resist poachers.
DinoCity
Short family stories turn everyday events into adventures for a dinosaur family.
How to use this list
The entries appear in a selected order, not as a ranking of quality. Years identify the release of each work. Some titles mix live action and animation or use science-fiction settings; their dinosaurs are fictional characters, not evidence of prehistoric behaviour.
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Frequently asked questions
Which dinosaur cartoon is suitable for younger children?
The collection includes gentler family titles such as Gigantosaurus, Dinosaur Train, Dink, and DinoCity. Age suitability varies by child, so adults should check the current rating and watch together when unsure.
Is Gertie the Dinosaur an animated feature film?
Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 animated short by Winsor McCay. It is included as an early landmark in the history of dinosaur characters on screen.
Do animated films show real dinosaur behaviour?
They use invented dialogue and story events. Some borrow scientific names or settings, but character actions are written for entertainment and should not be treated as fossil evidence.
How is this list different from the dinosaur anime collection?
This page covers a broad selection of animated films and series, while the separate anime catalogue focuses on Japanese and Asian animation projects.