Dinosaur television moves easily between science fiction, family adventure and comedy. A series may strand people in a lost world, bring prehistoric animals through a time anomaly or imagine an ordinary household made up of dinosaurs. This catalogue brings together 20 live-action and family series, with a commonly used screen title and release year shown for each.
Some entries mix dinosaurs with other extinct animals or fantasy creatures, and several animated family shows also appear here. For a collection devoted to cartoons and animated features, visit our dinosaur cartoons catalogue. Japanese and Asian animation is gathered separately in dinosaur anime, while prehistoric screen stories in feature films are listed in the dinosaur movies guide.
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Land of the Lost
A family falls into a pocket universe of dinosaurs, ancient ruins and intelligent reptilian beings.
Dino-Riders
People from the future use dinosaurs as allies in a fight against invaders on a prehistoric Earth.
Land of the Lost
A new family enters a lost world and tries to build a life among dinosaurs and imagined tribes.
Dinosaurs
A puppet sitcom turns domestic life and social satire into the story of the Sinclair family of anthropomorphic dinosaurs.
The Adventures of T-Rex
Five tyrannosaur brothers perform on stage and secretly defend their city from criminals.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World
An expedition is stranded on a plateau where dinosaurs live alongside tribes and imagined civilisations.
Dinotopia
Two brothers reach an island where humans have built a society with intelligent dinosaurs.
Primeval
Time anomalies open across Britain, allowing animals from different geological periods to pass through.
Terra Nova
Settlers from an ecologically damaged future begin a new life in an alternate Cretaceous world.
Primeval: New World
A Canadian team investigates time anomalies and returns dangerous creatures to their own periods.
Dino Dan
A boy sees dinosaurs in everyday life and tests his imagined hypotheses through play.
Dino Dana
A young researcher observes imagined dinosaurs and turns each episode into a small experiment.
Dino Ranch
The Cassidy family cares for dinosaurs on a ranch and solves gentle everyday adventures.
La Brea
A sinkhole in Los Angeles sends people into an ancient world populated by extinct animals from different periods.
Dinotopia
This television story revisits life in a shared island society of humans and intelligent dinosaurs.
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
Six teenagers are cut off from evacuation and struggle to survive in a damaged dinosaur park.
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
The older campers investigate a conspiracy in a world where dinosaurs now live alongside people.
Gigantosaurus
Four young dinosaurs explore their Cretaceous world and learn to work together.
Dinosaur Train
Buddy the tyrannosaur travels by time train and meets species from different periods.
Power Rangers Dino Thunder
A team gains dinosaur-linked powers and protects its city from creatures made by a villain.
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.
Search for a title or subject, or choose a release period to narrow the list. Other screen formats appear in anime, movies, cartoons.
Frequently asked questions
Which dinosaur series is best for a family audience?
The catalogue includes family-focused entries such as Dino Dan, Dino Dana, Dino Ranch, Gigantosaurus and Dinosaur Train. Their formats and intended audiences differ, so check a show's current rating before viewing.
Are the two Land of the Lost series the same show?
No. The 1974 and 1991 productions are separate versions with different families and casts, even though they share a lost-world premise.
Does every series here show scientifically accurate dinosaurs?
No. These are scripted entertainment. Some use fantasy species, time travel or anthropomorphic characters, so their plots are not evidence about prehistoric animal behaviour.
Where are animated dinosaur shows listed?
This page includes a few family animations, but the separate dinosaur cartoons collection focuses on animated features and series, with anime gathered on its own page.