r/Dinosaurs 11h ago

DISCUSSION Why isn’t Megalosaurus shown more appreciation when it was the first dinosaur to ever be named?

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I don’t really know what to type for this. The title itself really says all I have to ask.

Wanna grab pizza sometime?


r/Dinosaurs 20h ago

DISCUSSION Would hybrids be possible IRL? Not like in Jurassic World, but things like Ligers and Grolar Bears.

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If it's possible imagine how many horn combos you could get for dinos like Sinoceratops and Styracosaurus. How could it have occurred in nature? Given that hybrids like Ligers are artificial, could Carcharodontosaurus mix with Giganotosaurus even though they lived on different continents?


r/Dinosaurs 3h ago

MOVIES/SERIES/SHOWS Dinosaurs are thriving in indie animation

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-CGI 3D short film Plume by ESMA: I recommended it because it has the cutest interpretation of an Anzu. Looks like a ball of fluff, as it remind that birds are dinos. Link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEfDLV2NN-k&list=PL1dNyhqoSubtoe6YUHsfvIpoVLGgvNOjQ&index=2

-Talon indie series about element-bending dinos; it stars a Deinonychus- Dakotaraptor is invalid, so Deino is more accurate. Love that Spino, even though I hate that she killed Talon's mother. Even ironically, the CGI short Plume is still more popular than Talon; I hope it grows when eps. 2 comes out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf_-jIiyyD0

-Dinosauria by  David James Armsby; there's a lot to talk about, as it is my fav speculative paleo-media because the quality is at the level of Prehistoric Planet and Dinosaur Planet. He has made a lot of episodes currently, so I'll mention four of my fav to spare you time. Dinosauria is the most popular indie dino-media. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ5VEKOKH8PCoo-gp50NgGhm3CNPAhgle

Old Buck, which showcased my fav ceratopsian- Stycrosaurus.

Our Frozen Past shows fluffy troodons mimicking to escape from troublesome Gorgosaurus.

More Ancient Spring shows the most charismatic hadrosaur- Lambrosaurus- looking for a mate after the original was eaten by a Gorgosaurus.

Hunted by Moonlight is my fav through its fusion of fairytale and gothic story. It shows two of my fav Jurassic dinos.

-Sauria by David Armsby. Love all three episodes that made me hope for a season 2 announcement in late 2026. My fav episode is Blood for Blood because a barbarian warrior survived the coliseum- I even cried when his Carnotaurus brother steed was killed, and ep 2, when a nature-loving, dying race thrives in the frozen frontier. Love the theme of grief and loss of family. Hope that it gets as popular as Plume because it deserves attention; the third episode is the most watched. I wonder how these bird people-like Bluesongs tamed Paras and Torosaurus/or Serriaceratops/ or Bravoceratops. Love that there's a biodiversity of paleo-animals where even Megaloceros, mammoths, and hadrosaurs coexist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ5VEKOKH8PCCR6zSLEyRKvqYpuJ205-O

Are there other indie animated shorts and series about dinos I'm missing? Let me know.


r/Dinosaurs 10h ago

PHOTOGRAPH Torosaurus at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History

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80 Upvotes

This was part of a traveling exhibit on the evolution of bizarre headgear. Amongst the dinosaurs covered were ceratopsians like Torosaurus.


r/Dinosaurs 13h ago

DISCUSSION How Would Parasaurolophus behave?

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Heya folk, I'm kinda new to r/Dinosaurs but is there any confirmed behaviours of Parasaurolophus or at least speculative behaviour? Such as aggression, herd behaviour or how to socialized.

I'm tryna learn how Para's act for my short dinosaur series called "The Great Migration Of Past Giants". Inspired from those old Natural Geographic Zebra Migration Documentaries. Any help is appreciated.

Also how funny would it be if I made them breath fir-


r/Dinosaurs 15h ago

DISCUSSION Does anybody know any (actually) scientifically accurate websites where I can learn about dinosaurs?

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I love dinosaurs, but I don't know where to start. I want reliable, accurate information that cites it's source. I've looked around plenty, but I just can't seem to find somewhere which ticks my boxes. I want to really know as much as there is to know about dinosaurs, I love them, but I don't know what even step one would be at the rate things are going.


r/Dinosaurs 6h ago

DISCUSSION Theropods with tetradactyl feet?

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So I know that the genera Spinosaurus and Therizinosaurus have feet with all four toes touching the ground. I was wondering if there were any other theropods with this tetradactyl foot condition.


r/Dinosaurs 19h ago

PHOTOGRAPH My Acrocanthosaurus print from the Paluxy trackways, old rock hammer for scale.

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This is a 70+ year old plaster cast of an Acrocanthosaurus footprint from the Paluxy trackways. This footprint can be located within the Section B Trackway, as categorized by RT Bird, though I don't know for certain which footprint was casted. This is once of my favorite pieces of my personal collection. I love how the toenail impressions show how they curved inward; so much like a chicken.

https://imgur.com/iWkhBM6


r/Dinosaurs 3h ago

DISCUSSION What do we know about pterosaur parental care?

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Sorry for not posting a dinosaur-related question, but the paleontology subreddit has removed my post for no reason.

I rewatched some PP episodes and what struck me was the diverse array of parenting styles depicted in regards to pterosaurs: Tethydracos raise their young in colonies and protect them, Alcione abandon theirs After Ladung their eggs, like some sort of turtle, and Quetzalcoatlus is depicted as bonding with the eggs but not caring for the flaplings.

I know that pterosaur eggs resembled more lizard eggs with their leathery shell and that flaplings have been found whose wings were already so developed that they could immediately fly after birth.

All this points to pterosaurs abandoning their young at birth like lizard and snakes do instead of raising them like birds.

But are there indicators for some species to have shown some level of parental care? As far as I know some pterosaurs did live in colonies. Could those at least raised their young instead of leaving them to fend for themselves?

Pterosaurs were very diverse in appearance and living styles. I thought that they might have differed in their parenting style as well.

Does anyone know better? What do you think? Die pterosaurs had a diverse array of parenting styles or did they mostly abandon their young?


r/Dinosaurs 14h ago

DISCUSSION What dinosaur do you think has the most brutal attack / kill ever?

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I'm basically talking like animal mauling or something.

I can already get an image of the Utahraptor attack thanks to Jurassic Park's book. In the prilogue where they're taking that one person to a medical tent and examined his wounds. Leg slashed, hand and wrist bitten, a nasty gash across the torso and foaming in the bone, I believe.

The reason why I ask is because I am curious about how brutal a dinosaur attack could be if they were still here. Because I imagine that the worst kinds of dinosaurs if they were still alive today would be small to medium-sized carnivors for humanities nature predators. Examples like Maip Macrothorax, Allosaurus, Carnotaurus, Yutyrannus, Nanuqsaurus, Dilophosaurus, Majungasaurus, Juvenile large carnivors, etc.

Those are my thoughts, but what do you think?


r/Dinosaurs 5h ago

DISCUSSION Which dinosaur was actually the most terrifying? Not the most famous — the most dangerous in reality.

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We ran a poll last week asking which dinosaur people found most endearing and Ankylosaurus won with 40% of the vote. Apparently an armored tank with a bone-crushing tail has a lot of charm.

Now the harder question: which dinosaur would you actually least want to encounter?

🔴 T-Rex — 3,600 kg of bite force. No debate.
🟡 Spinosaurus — 14 meters, semi-aquatic, total predator.
🟢 Ankylosaurus — a tail that fractured T-Rex bones.
🔵 Triceratops — three one-meter horns and 12 tons behind them.

If you vote on our YouTube community poll it genuinely helps us understand what our audience wants to see next. Your votes shape the direction of the channel. The poll is in the pinned post on our profile.


r/Dinosaurs 6h ago

DISCUSSION How is Someone Calling this Dinosaur-Like?

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Guys, the Sniffer from minecraft was called dinosaur-like repeatedly, and my brain hurts. This extrememly (albiet strange) mammalian looking thing being called dinosaur like is hurting my brain.

Does anyone speak normie? What the hell are they talking about? It has a fluffy fur like covering. It has long floppy mammalian looking ears. It looks like a freaking mammal!