Dinosaurs were not a single uniform group of giant reptiles. Their fossil record includes many body plans, sizes and ecological roles, and it spans environments that changed over geological time. These guides connect dinosaur anatomy and classification with fossils, trackways, growth and the ecosystems researchers reconstruct from them.
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What did dinosaurs sound like?
Explore what laryngeal bones, bird and crocodilian comparisons, hollow crests and inner ears reveal about dinosaur calls and their limits.
How dinosaurs grew
How bone histology reveals dinosaur growth rates, ages and maturity, and why growth curves remain model-dependent estimates rather than direct measurements.
How did dinosaurs sleep?
Discover what Mei long, resting tracks, brooding skeletons and living archosaurs reveal about dinosaur sleep, and what fossils cannot preserve.
Were dinosaurs warm-blooded?
Bone tissue, eggshell chemistry, feathers, breathing and climate show that dinosaur metabolism varied among groups, sizes and life stages.
Identify a dinosaur by its features
Use an interactive dinosaur identifier to distinguish theropods, sauropodomorphs, horned, duck-billed and armoured dinosaurs from observable anatomy.
Dinosaur encyclopedia: science, discoveries and the Mesozoic world
A complete dinosaur encyclopedia guide to reconstruction, anatomy, size, fossil evidence, evolution, eggs, diet, disease and the Mesozoic world.
Dinosaur diseases and injuries
How palaeontologists diagnose dinosaur fractures, infections, arthritis, tumours and bite wounds while separating disease from damage after burial.
How many dinosaur species are known?
About 1,400 non-avian dinosaur species are currently accepted. See what that number includes, why it changes and how fossil species are counted.
World dinosaur fossil map
Interactive world map of 24 important dinosaur fossil localities, with formations, ages, finds and the limits of interpreting modern coordinates.
All Yesterdays: imagining the lives fossils do not preserve
Review All Yesterdays, the illustrated book that challenged familiar dinosaur art through plausible speculation, soft-tissue questions and a reverse look at modern animals.
The Future of Dinosaurs: what research can still reveal
David Hone maps what dinosaur fossils can tell us, which questions new research may answer and where the limits of preservation may leave lasting unknowns.
The Dinosauria: a scientific reference at a turning point
A guide to the first edition of The Dinosauria: its editors, scholarly structure, taxonomic chapters and value as a snapshot of dinosaur research in 1990.
Dinosaurium: a natural history museum in book form
A review of Dinosaurium, Lily Murray and Chris Wormell’s richly illustrated museum-style introduction to dinosaur diversity for young readers.
Dinotopia: a travel journal from an impossible island
Explore James Gurney’s illustrated Dinotopia: its travel-journal form, richly observed island society, visual storytelling and deliberate departures from paleontology.
Dinosaur Roar!: a picture book built from dinosaur opposites
Review Henrietta and Paul Stickland’s Dinosaur Roar!, a rhythmic picture book that uses dinosaur contrasts, bold illustrations and repeated reading for preschoolers.
Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved, explained through evidence
A review of Darren Naish and Paul Barrett’s illustrated guide to dinosaur evolution, anatomy, ecology, behaviour, birds and the evidence behind reconstruction.
The Dinosaurs Rediscovered: reading the evidence anew
Michael J. Benton explains how fossils, histology, scans and models help researchers test ideas about dinosaur growth, movement, colour and extinction.
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs: a gentle story about a treasured collection
A review of Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds's 1999 picture book, its toy dinosaurs, gentle lost-and-found plot and appeal for shared reading.
Dino Gangs: from bonebed to hunting hypothesis
A review of Dino Gangs (2011), Philip Currie’s Albertosaurus bonebed hypothesis and the evidence needed to infer group hunting.
Dinosaur Biyori: everyday life in Daina-Sō
A review of the 2021 short comedy Dinosaur Biyori, its apartment-sharing dinosaurs, dry humour and playful use of prehistoric stereotypes.
Cubosaurs: when collecting more dinosaurs costs points
Review Cubosaurs, Fabien Tanguy’s quick card game of passing hands, risky dinosaur collections and an optional DNA evolution mode for two to five players.
The Day the Dinosaurs Died (2017): reading the Chicxulub crater
Review the BBC and NOVA film about drilling Chicxulub's peak ring, reading impact deposits and testing how a local collision caused a global extinction.
Denver, the Last Dinosaur: a friend out of time
A review of Denver, the Last Dinosaur, the 1988 animated series about California teenagers hiding a friendly dinosaur and learning to share their world with him.
Dink, the Little Dinosaur: a gentle animated world
A review of Dink, the Little Dinosaur, the late-1980s animated children’s series about a young dinosaur, friendship and gentle everyday adventures.
Dino Dunk: dinosaurs on the tabletop court
A review of Dino Dunk, a dexterity board game in which players flick dinosaur pieces toward a target and adapt their shots to a shared court.
Dino Mecard: TinySaur and transforming cars
A review of the 2017 Korean animated series Dino Mecard, its TinySaur, transforming Capture Cars and card-based battles.
Dino Powers: four children and their dinosaur-shaped robots
Explore Dino Powers, a 2022 Korean-Chinese animated series about four children, cube wristbands, augmented-reality monsters and dinosaur-shaped Metabots.
Dino Ranch: Ride to the Rescue: a first ranch adventure
A review of Dino Ranch: Ride to the Rescue, a gentle Nintendo Switch adventure about missing eggs, ranch chores and a child’s first gamepad skills.
Dino Time: a family trip into dinosaur fiction
A review of Dino Time, also released as Back to the Jurassic, the family animation about three children, a time machine and a Tyrannosaurus that adopts them.
Dinosaucers: a secret war from Reptilon
A review of Dinosaucers, the 1987 cartoon about rival dinosaur-like aliens, four human Secret Scouts and an unmistakably fantastical transformation device.
Dinosaur Tea Party: identify the guest
A review of Dinosaur Tea Party, a short deduction game where players question one another, eliminate illustrated guests and guess hidden identities.
DinoCity: family life in a dinosaur neighbourhood
A review of DinoCity, the preschool animated comedy about Ricky, his sister Tyra and the everyday routines of a modern dinosaur family.
Dinoster: young heroes in Dino Earth
A review of Dinoster, the Korean animated adventure about young heroes who enter Dino Earth to protect dinosaurs from disasters and villains.
DinoZaurs: dinosaur warriors in a toy-driven anime adventure
A review of Sunrise's DinoZaurs, its revived dinosaur warriors, toy-driven action, mechanical designs and the gap between fantasy and paleontology.
Dinosaur 13 follows Sue from a South Dakota field to a courtroom
A close review of Todd Douglas Miller's Dinosaur 13: Sue Hendrickson's 1990 discovery, the seizure and ownership dispute, the 1997 auction and the film's clear point of view.
Dinosaurs: The Final Day: what Tanis can tell us
A review of the BBC documentary investigating Tanis, impact debris, fossil fish and the limits of reconstructing the Chicxulub aftermath.
Prehistoric Planet makes a reconstructed Cretaceous feel observed
A detailed review of Prehistoric Planet's first season: its five habitat-based episodes, wildlife-film style, visual effects and the boundary between fossil evidence and reconstructed behaviour.
Prehistoric Park mixes natural history with an invented rescue mission
Explore Prehistoric Park, the six-part 2006 docudrama that blends fossil-based natural history with fictional time travel and a modern sanctuary for extinct animals.
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980): a friendship across time
Review the first theatrical Doraemon film: Nobita's bond with Pisuke, the journey to the Cretaceous and the marine reptile behind its dinosaur name.
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006: a friendship retold
A review of the 2006 Doraemon remake, its friendship with Pisuke, Cretaceous journey, animation and the plesiosaur behind the character.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs
A review of the 1987 Doraemon film, its underground dinosaur civilisation, adventure structure and deliberate departures from palaeontology.
Dinosaur Expedition Born Free: rescuing dinosaurs on television
A review of Born Free, the Japanese mixed-media rescue series that pairs drawn characters with physical dinosaur effects and conservation themes.
Extreme Dinosaurs: action figures come alive
A review of Extreme Dinosaurs, the 1997 action cartoon where four dinosaur-inspired super-warriors oppose a team of raptors and a plan to heat the planet.
Age of the Great Dinosaurs: a time-slip adventure from 1979
A review of the Japanese television special Age of the Great Dinosaurs, its time-slip premise, prehistoric encounters and place in dinosaur animation.
Exoprimal: teams against the outbreak
A review of Capcom’s Exoprimal, its team-based Dino Survival mode, powered suits, dinosaur swarms and online action design.
Fossilis: excavating bones and building discoveries
A review of Fossilis, the tactile fossil-excavation game where players move terrain, uncover bones, manage tools and complete dinosaur discoveries.
Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart: easy racing for the family
A review of Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart, from family-friendly steering help and split-screen races to its cartoon dinosaurs and limits for experienced racers.
Gigantosaurus: Dino Sports: a quick family tournament
A review of Gigantosaurus: Dino Sports, a family party game with short sporting challenges, a local tournament and same-screen play.
Gods Love Dinosaurs: balancing a prehistoric food web
A review of Gods Love Dinosaurs, Kasper Lapp’s ecosystem-building game about food chains, animal activation and sustaining a growing dinosaur population.
Happy Little Dinosaurs (2021): a card game about dodging disaster
A review of Unstable Games' card game: simultaneous choices, disaster cards, player boards, elimination, expansions and its darkly comic dinosaur theme.
Holotype: Mesozoic North America
A review of Holotype: Mesozoic North America, its paleontologist workers, fossil research, holotype publication and taxonomy objectives.
The Good Dinosaur (2015): Arlo's journey through an alternate past
A review of Pixar's alternate-history family film about Apatosaurus Arlo, human child Spot, fear, grief and a journey home.
Jurassic Park: Danger!: escape from a changing island
A review of Jurassic Park: Danger!, an asymmetric board game of human survivors, escaping park systems and three film-version predators.
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
A review of Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis, its island management, fossil expeditions, dinosaur care and place in the early park-building game genre.
Jurassic World Aftermath: listening for the raptors
A review of Jurassic World Aftermath, a stealth adventure about hiding from raptors, solving facility puzzles and choosing between Quest VR and non-VR editions.
Jurassic World Alive: dinosaurs on the city map
A review of Jurassic World Alive, the location-based mobile game built around dinosaur encounters, drone-collected DNA, team battles and in-app purchases.
Jurassic World Evolution 2: more ways to build a park
Review Jurassic World Evolution 2, from its post-film campaign and habitat systems to aviaries, lagoons, Chaos Theory and flexible park-building modes.
Jurassic World Evolution: running a park on the edge
A review of Jurassic World Evolution, the 2018 park-management game about dinosaur exhibits, guest services, genome research and containment failures.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: rebuilding beside the wild
A review of the 1993 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs cartoon, where Jack Tenrec and Hannah Dundee face poachers, political conflict and a fragile human-dinosaur balance.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009): an underground dinosaur adventure
A review of the Ice Age adventure about Sid's dinosaur rescue, Buck and Rudy, family change and a fantastical underground world.
Mesozooic: building a dinosaur zoo against the clock
A review of Mesozooic, Z-Man Games’ timed dinosaur-zoo card game, with its simultaneous draft, frantic layout puzzle and family-friendly theme.
Muka Muka Paradise: a prehistoric surprise at the pet shop
A review of Nippon Animation's family comedy about schoolgirl Yuiba, a pet-shop family and the mysterious creature Muka-Muka.
The Real T. rex: building a portrait from bone
A review of the BBC documentary The Real T. rex with Chris Packham, from Tristan’s skeleton and biomechanics to the uncertain sound, colour and social life of Tyrannosaurus.
Path of Titans: surviving the world as a dinosaur
A review of Path of Titans, Alderon Games’ online dinosaur role-playing game about growth, exploration, quests and encounters in a shared world.
Dinosaur Planet: a 1990s anime journey into prehistory
A review of the Japanese animated Dinosaur Planet special, its children-in-prehistory premise, dinosaur encounters and adventure storytelling.
Planet Dinosaur: BBC’s six-part snapshot of 2011 science
Review the BBC’s six-part Planet Dinosaur: John Hurt’s narration, fossil evidence, new discoveries and the Spinosaurus reconstruction that later research changed.
Last Day of the Dinosaurs: a countdown from impact
A review of the 2010 Discovery documentary Last Day of the Dinosaurs, its Chicxulub impact countdown, animated disasters and the science behind the end-Cretaceous extinction.
Walking with Dinosaurs: Patchi’s migration
A review of the 2013 Walking with Dinosaurs feature, Patchi’s Pachyrhinosaurus migration and its differences from the BBC documentary series.
Raptor: a two-player struggle for capture and escape
A review of Raptor, the asymmetric two-player game of scientists pursuing young raptors and a mother dinosaur trying to protect her family.
Dinosaur Revolution: science told as a story
A review of Discovery’s Dinosaur Revolution, a four-part CGI series whose character-led stories mix fossil evidence, prehistoric ecology and dramatic invention.
Ryu, the Cave Boy: exile and survival
A review of Toei Animation’s Ryu, the Cave Boy, its outcast hero, manga origins, dinosaur antagonist and fantasy version of prehistory.
Saurian: surviving in Hell Creek
A review of Saurian, its Dakotaraptor survival loop, Hell Creek setting, palaeontological ambitions and unfinished Early Access state.
Crayon Shin-chan: Our Dinosaur Diary
A review of Crayon Shin-chan: Our Dinosaur Diary, the family’s bond with Nana, a dinosaur theme park and the film’s lively urban adventure.
SOS Dino (2018): a cooperative escape from the lava
A review of LOKI's cooperative tile game: route planning, spreading lava, shared dinosaur movement, egg rescues and the challenge for a family group.
Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs turns a Wyoming bonebed into a field investigation
A review of the two-part Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs, where an international team investigates sauropod bones, Allosaurus remains, trackways and the puzzle of Wyoming's Jurassic Mile.
Speckles: The Tarbosaurus and a life in the Cretaceous
A review of the South Korean animated feature Speckles: The Tarbosaurus, its fictional predator’s life story and Late Cretaceous setting.
The Great Dinosaur Rush: fossils, rivalry and reconstruction
A review of The Great Dinosaur Rush, a competitive fossil-hunting game inspired by nineteenth-century palaeontology and the Bone Wars.
The Isle: growing up as a dinosaur on a shared island
Review The Isle’s multiplayer survival loop, growth and permanent risk, the difference between Legacy and Evrima, and the limits of its dinosaur realism.
T. rex: An Evolutionary Journey
A review of the tyrannosauroid documentary, its evolutionary story, early Asian relatives, feather evidence and claims about Tyrannosaurus speed.
Amazing Dinoworld: feathers, nests and sea monsters
A review of Amazing Dinoworld, the two-part documentary about feathered dinosaurs, nesting evidence and the marine reptiles that ruled prehistoric seas.
Unmatched: InGen vs Raptors: traps against the pack
A review of Unmatched: Jurassic Park – InGen vs Raptors, a two-sided tactical duel between Robert Muldoon and a pack of film-inspired predators.
Izenborg: prehistoric monsters meet tokusatsu science fiction
A review of Izenborg, Tsuburaya's live-action and animation hybrid about a brother-and-sister team defending Earth from prehistoric monsters.
Welcome to Dino World: draw a park that works
A review of Welcome to Dino World, the roll-and-write park game built around shared dice, route planning, dinosaur enclosures and escape risks.
Life on Our Planet: dinosaurs in a wider story
A review of Netflix’s Life on Our Planet, an eight-episode series that blends natural-history footage and visual effects to place dinosaurs in the history of life.
The Ballad of Big Al (2000): one skeleton turned into a life story
A detailed review of the BBC special The Ballad of Big Al, its MOR 693 Allosaurus fossil, documented bone injuries, dramatic life story and the limits of reconstructing one animal.
Battle at Big Rock: a dinosaur encounter at the campsite
A review of Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World short film Battle at Big Rock, its campsite encounter, family-scale suspense and deliberately mixed dinosaur ecology.
Danny and the Dinosaur: a museum friend steps into the city
Review Syd Hoff's Danny and the Dinosaur, the 1958 picture book about a bored museum visitor and the friendly dinosaur who joins him for a day in the city.
Dino Crisis: survival horror in a facility full of predators
Explore Dino Crisis, Capcom's 1999 survival-horror game: Regina's mission, the Ibis Island research facility, real-time 3D environments and relentless dinosaurs.
Dino Crisis 2: a faster journey into the Cretaceous
Review Dino Crisis 2, Capcom’s action-focused sequel with Regina and Dylan, score-building combat, a Cretaceous setting and a modern PC rerelease.
Dino Dana: dinosaur questions become adventures
A review of Dino Dana, the children’s series that uses a young girl’s imagined dinosaur encounters to introduce observation, questions and scientific thinking.
Dino Dan: a neighbourhood becomes a field study
A review of Dino Dan, the children’s series that turns a boy’s imagined dinosaur encounters into short stories about observation, play and curiosity.
Dino-Riders (1988): dinosaurs, armour and two rival armies
Explore the 14-episode Dino-Riders cartoon, the Valorians and Rulons, armoured dinosaurs, its origins in the Tyco toy line and its 1980s animation style.
DinoGenics (2019): seven seasons to build a working dinosaur park
A detailed review of DinoGenics: seven seasons of worker placement, DNA sets, species-specific enclosures, park income, visitor safety, corporate competition and solo scenarios.
Dinosaur Fossil Hunter makes fossil preparation the main adventure
Review Dinosaur Fossil Hunter, a single-player simulation about locating fossil sites, excavating bones, assembling dinosaur skeletons and arranging a museum exhibition.
Dinosaur Island (2017): build the park before the gates open
Review Dinosaur Island, the 2017 board game about building a dinosaur theme park through DNA research, worker placement, attraction design, visitor management and security risks.
Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write (2021): draw and develop a park
Review Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write, the standalone roll-and-write park game with dice drafting, drawn enclosures, dinosaur DNA, attractions, visitor routes and solo play.
Dinotopia: the miniseries and its island society
A review of the 2002 Dinotopia television miniseries, its adaptation of James Gurney’s imagined island and the story of two brothers learning its customs.
Dinotopia: The Series and its shared island world
A review of Dinotopia: The Series, the thirteen-episode television continuation of James Gurney’s fantasy world of humans and intelligent dinosaurs.
Gertie the Dinosaur: an animated character comes alive
Review Winsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur, the 1914 short whose expressive animation and live-performance framing made a drawn dinosaur feel like a character.
Dinosaur: Aladar and the herd
A review of Disney’s Dinosaur (2000), following Aladar’s migration, its digital animals, photographed landscapes and scientific liberties.
Dinosaurs: the Sinclair family sitcom with a sharper edge
Explore Dinosaurs, the 1991–1994 ABC sitcom about the Sinclair family, its expressive Jim Henson puppetry, workplace satire and environmental finale.
The Valley of Gwangi: cowboys, dinosaurs and stop-motion craft
Review The Valley of Gwangi (1969): its Western plot, Willis O’Brien’s idea, Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion creatures and the film’s prehistoric anachronisms.
Draftosaurus: draft dinosaurs and build a scoring zoo
Review Draftosaurus, the quick family board game where players draft wooden dinosaurs, work around a die restriction and build scoring paddocks.
Fantasia: dinosaurs in The Rite of Spring
A review of Fantasia’s 1940 dinosaur sequence, its Stravinsky score, early animated natural history and outdated extinction story.
Gigantosaurus: The Game
WildSphere’s family platform game sends the Gigantosaurus heroes through Cretacia after a meteorite disrupts the volcano.
Gigantosaurus: four friends and one enormous neighbour
Review the preschool series Gigantosaurus: Mazu, Tiny, Bill and Rocky, its three seasons of short stories, the giant Giganto and what children can learn from its dinosaur designs.
Gon (2012): the tiny dinosaur who never needs to speak
A detailed review of the 2012 Gon series: its silent orange dinosaur, computer animation, short comic encounters, animal characters and adaptation of Masashi Tanaka's manga.
A Sound of Thunder: a safari through time
A review of the 2005 A Sound of Thunder film, its time-safari premise, invented time waves and major changes to Ray Bradbury’s story.
A Sound of Thunder: one small step in a prehistoric world
A close look at Ray Bradbury’s 1952 story, its time safari, the rule against changing the past, the butterfly effect and its lasting place in dinosaur fiction.
King Kong (1933): dinosaurs and stop-motion on Skull Island
Review the 1933 King Kong: its production, Skull Island creatures, Willis O’Brien’s stop-motion animation, Max Steiner’s score and the film’s enduring legacy.
King Kong turns Skull Island into a lost-world survival epic
A close review of Peter Jackson's King Kong: the 1930s expedition, Skull Island's invented ecosystem, motion-capture performance and the film's long theatrical cut.
When Dinosaurs Roamed America (2001): North America across the Mesozoic
Review the 2001 television special When Dinosaurs Roamed America, its journey through North American prehistory, computer-generated animals, narration and changing scientific context.
Dinosaur King (2007): a card game becomes a dinosaur adventure
A detailed review of Dinosaur King: the 79-episode anime, its Sega card-game origins, Max, Rex and Zoe, dinosaur partners, second-season time travel and science-inspired designs.
La Brea: a family mystery beneath Los Angeles
A review of NBC’s La Brea, the three-season science-fiction series about a Los Angeles sinkhole, a separated family and a fictional journey into prehistory.
LEGO Jurassic World (2015): four films rebuilt in bricks
Review LEGO Jurassic World: a humorous retelling of the first four films, local co-op, character abilities, dinosaur play, collectibles and its suitability for family gaming.
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend and its practical dinosaur effects
Review Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, the 1985 family adventure filmed in Ivory Coast, with its practical sauropod effects, Mokele-Mbembe premise and complicated view of expedition science.
One Million Years B.C. (1966): Harryhausen’s prehistoric fantasy
Review One Million Years B.C. (1966), from Ray Harryhausen’s animation and Raquel Welch’s iconic role to its deliberate mix of humans and dinosaurs from different eras.
Fallen Kingdom shifts from an island rescue to a gothic dinosaur thriller
A full review of Fallen Kingdom, from Isla Nublar’s volcanic evacuation to the mansion auction, new dinosaur designs and mixed practical-digital effects.
Jurassic World turns a working dinosaur park into a blockbuster crisis
A detailed review of Jurassic World, the operating Isla Nublar resort, its engineered Indominus rex, returning dinosaurs and practical-digital effects.
Dominion brings Jurassic dinosaurs into the human world
A detailed review of Jurassic World Dominion, its worldwide dinosaur premise, returning Jurassic Park scientists, Biosyn, Giganotosaurus and extended cut.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous: six teenagers on Isla Nublar
A detailed review of Camp Cretaceous: its six young leads, five-season story, connection to Jurassic World, Bumpy, hybrid dinosaurs and family viewing tone.
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory: a reunion becomes a dinosaur mystery
Review the completed Chaos Theory series: six former campers reunite six years later in a dinosaur trafficking mystery across four seasons and 39 episodes.
Jurassic World Rebirth: an expedition into a living world
A review of Jurassic World Rebirth, Gareth Edwards’s dinosaur expedition adventure, its sample-gathering mission, franchise ecology and the line between science and fiction.
Dino Thunder: a new team, an old mentor
A review of Power Rangers Dino Thunder, the 2004 season that pairs a returning mentor with students whose powers and equipment draw on dinosaur imagery.
My TYRANO: Together, Forever gives a dinosaur and a pteranodon a shared journey
Review the animated feature My TYRANO: Together, Forever, its unlikely friendship between a meat-avoiding tyrannosaur and a flightless pteranodon, and its Korean and Japanese releases.
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993): dinosaurs in New York
A review of the 1993 Amblimation adventure, its friendly dinosaurs, two lonely children, New York setting and sudden turn into a darker circus fantasy.
The Enormous Egg (1956): a farm boy cares for a Triceratops
Review Oliver Butterworth's children's novel The Enormous Egg: Nate Twitchell, Uncle Beazley the Triceratops, its gentle humour, scientific fantasy and Smithsonian television legacy.
Paleo Pines (2023): a ranch built around dinosaur friendships
A detailed review of Paleo Pines: its ranch, dinosaur friendships, calling tunes, habitat care, farming, exploration and gentle life-simulation structure.
Parkasaurus (2020): a dinosaur park where welfare comes first
Review Parkasaurus, the colourful dinosaur park management game focused on enclosure design, biomes, animal welfare, staff, research, visitors and a gentle learning curve.
Dinosaur Planet: four lives reconstructed for television
Review Discovery's Dinosaur Planet, the four-part 2003 documentary that follows individual dinosaurs through CGI stories and palaeontologist Scott Sampson's explanations.
Dinosaur Train: Buddy’s family and a journey through deep time
Review Dinosaur Train, the Jim Henson and PBS preschool series with Buddy, his Pteranodon family, time-travelling visits and paleontologist Scott Sampson.
Primeval: creatures from another time
A review of the British series Primeval, its changing Anomaly Research Centre team, creature-of-the-week stories and longer science-fiction mystery.
Primeval: New World: anomalies in Vancouver
A review of Primeval: New World, the Canadian science-fiction spin-off about a Vancouver team containing creatures that emerge through time anomalies.
The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs: testing fossil weapons
A review of the BBC’s two-part dinosaur documentary, its biomechanical experiments and the limits of modelling fossil weapons.
The Adventures of T-Rex: five dinosaur brothers in Rep City
Explore The Adventures of T-Rex, the 1992 animated series about five tyrannosaur brothers who perform as entertainers and secretly defend Rep City with distinct dinosaur powers.
Jura Tripper (1995): a school voyage into a dinosaur world
Review Kyōryū Bōkenki Jura Tripper, the 39-episode 1995 anime about students cast into a society shared by people and dinosaurs, with its cast, political conflicts and fantasy world.
The Dinosaur Project: lost footage in the jungle
A review of The Dinosaur Project (2012), the found-footage adventure about a Congo expedition, a missing father-son bond and fictional living dinosaurs.
Walking with Dinosaurs (1999): a natural-history series without living animals
Review the original six-part BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs: its natural-history storytelling, landmark visual effects, iconic episodes and scientific ideas that have since changed.
Journey to the Center of the Earth: a 3D expedition
A review of Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), its family expedition, dinosaurs, underground fantasy and theatrical 3D style.
Dino Ranch: caring for dinosaurs in a family adventure
A review of Dino Ranch, the animated preschool series about the Cassidy family, dinosaur care and teamwork in an intentionally fantastical ranch setting.
Terra Nova: starting over in a dinosaur world
A review of Terra Nova, the one-season science-fiction series about a family leaving a damaged future for a human colony in a fictional Cretaceous world.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997): several games under one title
A detailed review of the 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park games, comparing the separate PlayStation, Saturn, PC and handheld versions, their playable species, levels and uneven design.
Tiny Epic Dinosaurs turns dinosaur ranching into a tight strategy game
A practical overview of Tiny Epic Dinosaurs, the compact ranch-management board game where players collect resources, place workers, breed dinosaurs and keep escaped animals contained.
Trespasser (1998): a physical world ahead of its technology
Review Trespasser: The Lost World – Jurassic Park, its physical object interactions, arm-controlled interface, dinosaur behaviour, development troubles and lasting place in game history.
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (1997): a frontier of 3D action
Review the original Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, from its comic-book hero and Lost Land setting to its 3D levels, weapons, boss fights and place in early console first-person shooters.
You Are Umasou: a Tyrannosaurus learns to be a parent
Review You Are Umasou, Masaya Fujimori's animated feature about Heart, a Tyrannosaurus raised by herbivores, and the young ankylosaur who calls him family.
The Lost World (1925): how stop-motion dinosaurs came alive
A detailed review of the 1925 silent adventure, its Arthur Conan Doyle source, Willis O’Brien’s stop-motion creatures, release history and influence on dinosaur films.
The Lost World (1912): the expedition that found living dinosaurs
Review Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel The Lost World: Professor Challenger, the South American plateau, its dinosaurs, adventure structure and influence on later prehistoric fiction.
The Lost World: a stranded expedition in a prehistoric land
A review of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World television series, its stranded expedition, plateau adventures and loose adaptation of the novel.
The Land Before Time turns a dinosaur migration into a story of loss and friendship
A detailed review of Don Bluth's 1988 animated adventure: its young dinosaur ensemble, migration story, hand-drawn production and deliberate mix of prehistoric species.
Land of the Lost (1974): a family in the dinosaur valley
Review the original Land of the Lost: its 43 episodes, the Marshall family, dinosaurs, Sleestak, stop-motion effects and the science-fiction mythology of the valley.
Land of the Lost (1991): the Porter family and a dinosaur named Tasha
Review the 1991 Land of the Lost remake: the Porter family, Tasha the young dinosaur, its practical effects, its differences from the 1974 series and 26 episodes.
The Land That Time Forgot: a submarine enters a lost world
Review The Land That Time Forgot: Kevin Connor's Amicus adventure, the captured U-boat, Caprona's impossible prehistoric world and its practical creature effects.
The Land That Time Forgot (1918): a submarine reaches Caprona
Review Edgar Rice Burroughs's The Land That Time Forgot: a submarine voyage, the isolated land of Caprona, evolutionary fantasy, wartime adventure and the trilogy's structure.
Dinosaur fights: what fossils can and cannot tell us
Fossil injuries, bite marks and the “Fighting Dinosaurs” specimen preserve rare evidence of dinosaur encounters. They cannot predict winners in imagined matchups.
Dinosaurs of Russia: fossils, species and regions
Ten dinosaurs found across modern Russia, with a regional map, geological ages and the evidence behind each reconstruction.
Adding Prehistoric Life to Minecraft
A practical guide to dinosaur mods for Java, Bedrock add-ons, prehistoric maps, compatibility, installation and common troubleshooting.
Dinosaur games on Roblox: different ways to play
Compare Roblox dinosaur games by their creators, survival mechanics, exploration and device support, with a dated snapshot of their listings.
History of dinosaurs: from origins to extinction
Follow dinosaur history from the first Late Triassic species through Jurassic and Cretaceous ecosystems, the origin of birds and the extinction 66 million years ago.
How to draw a dinosaur: four step-by-step lessons
Learn to draw Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Diplodocus with simple shapes, clear proportions and six steps for each animal.
Carnosaur turns genetic engineering into rural dinosaur horror
Review Carnosaur, Adam Simon's 1993 dinosaur horror film: its genetic-engineering plot, John Buechler's creature effects, source novel and release alongside Jurassic Park.
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Frequently asked questions
What makes an animal a dinosaur?
Dinosaurs are a defined evolutionary group within Archosauria. Similar age or appearance alone does not make a fossil animal a dinosaur; pterosaurs and many marine reptiles belonged to other groups.
Were all dinosaurs enormous?
No. Dinosaur body sizes varied widely. The smallest known forms and the largest sauropods represent very different ends of that range, and incomplete fossils can make size estimates uncertain.
What can footprints tell us about dinosaurs?
A trackway records foot placement and movement at a particular place and time. It can preserve behaviour-related evidence, but usually cannot identify the trackmaker as a named species on its own.
Are birds part of the dinosaur group?
Yes. Birds are living theropod dinosaurs. The word non-avian dinosaurs is used for the dinosaur lineages outside modern birds.
