Technically not a dinosaur but a Pterosaur, but still, Quetzalcoatlus https://dino.fandom.com/wiki/Quetzalcoatlus.
Would make my morning commute way more fun.
Denver, the Last Dinosaur
He's my friend and a whole lot more!
Harpy eagle
Dinosaur? None really. But I really like the explosion of life in the Cambrian (give or take a little) period was like nature trying out all kinds of absolutely crazy shit just to see what worked. I really like just checking out the era, truly alien and bizarre. So no favorite dinosaur, but definitely an era.
Apparently Pterodactyls aren't Dinosaurs :(
Also, I think this belongs here: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/23/dinosaurs-asteroid-struck-research
Stegosaurus. Back plates, tail spikes, and dat thick booty.
I like stego because they had 2 brains. A tiny one in the head and a larger one mid spine.
This thread is the best booster-pack.
Just discovered postosuchus, which is a bipedal croc and as an Aussie I'm obliged to love crocodiles. What? It isn't a dinosaur?
its pseudosuchian clade. which includes other crocodile-like relatives.
Postosuchus is terrifying. Imagine a 20 ft (6 m) alligator with long legs that can run long distances. They think it might have even run upright on its hind legs. Alas, not a dinosaur
As a fellow suchus enjoyed may I introduce the quinkana, a land crocodile that chased land mammals, would have lived along side komodo dragons and would've been seen by indigenous Australians
Mh .... either chicken or great tits.
I have a soft spot for two dinos because of videogames:
Giganotosaurus: Because Dino Crisis 2. I mean, I know that its size was greatly exaggerated, but I'll never forget how damn frightening it was when you were about to fight the T. rex and suddenly, bam!, a fucking thing twice it's size appeared and kicked its ass like it was nothing.
Utahraptor. Many years ago, there was a little game called "Primal Prey", where you could go back in time and hunt for dinos. I thought (again) that the T. rex would be the most frightening, but when I got to the part where you have to hunt for the Utahraptor, oh boy, I almost pissed myself because this dude appeared behind me out of nowhere and killed me in an instant. Since then I've really liked this species.
Young me: triceratops all the way. A bulldozer with horns, plus it wouldn't eat me. Not as over the top with horns as styracosaurus.
Current me: ankylosaurs. Always thought they were unique, but young me also found them weird looking. Now I see it as a giant armadillo with a massive club.
Shout out to ichthyosaurs and pterosaurs. Not dinos but very awesome and terrifying creatures. I feel much safer knowing neither is around anymore though. gh.
Mine is Triceratops, they look cool with their horns and frill. They were cool because they could defend themselves from T-Rex in the books.
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