Calling them “terrible lizards” would be a disservice.
These are the most “awesome lizards” in dinosaur history!
Godzilla has thrownn down with countless other mutated nightmares, but let us not forget Godzillas roots.
The monster that crushed Tokyo countless times began life as a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Gorosaurus was known for his fearsome Jim Brunzell like dropkick but that wasnt enough to defeat Kong.
Titanosaurus
Our last in a trifecta of Toho dinosaurs, we have Titanosaurus.
Godzilla had to defeat both his robotic doppelgangerandthis fearsome dino so you can save Japan.
Unlike other Toho beasts, Titanosaurusdoeshave the distinction of sharing a name with an actual dinosaur.
It truly was the first moment where the FX potential of modern film was fully realized.
Jurassic Park Raptors
Clever girl.
Never before has a film portrayed the potential cunning of a dinosaur likeJurassic Parkdid with the Velociraptors.
Jurassic Park Dilophosaurus
It seems that the smaller theJurassic Parkdinosaurs get, the scarier they are.
The Dilophosaurus has to make our list just because it killed Newman!
Any dinosaur that kills Seinfelds evil neighbor is ok in our book.
But think about what these little packages of murder can do.
The Dilophosaurus is a reminder that when it comes to dinosaurs, death comes in all sizes.
Dino
Well maybe notallsizes, because now we come to some legit cute entries on our list.
Not many people remember though that there a time where Dino could talk.
In fact, in very early episodes ofThe Flintstones, Dino sounded exactly like comedian Phil Silvers.
If you are under five that is.
Mock if you will, but Im sticking to it, dammit!
Believe me, it was marketable.
Dinosaurswas a hit and a merchandising bonanza for ABC.
Our second stop motion dino, Big Alice, was an Allosaurus that tangled with Grumpy a few times.
Big Alices purpose was to guard the Sleestak eggs.
They were good old fashioned nightmare fuel for a seven year old I tells ya.
A number of generations grew up with these adorable dinos, learning lessons of tolerance and friendship.
I still say this franchise needed Sleestaks though.
The Tyrannosaurus From King Kong
Yeah, were talking the original 1933King Konghere.
You know what was the best part ofKing Kong?
Willis OBrien created stop motion dinosaurs.
This brawl was brutal and the film captured the awesome power of the tyrannosaur.
After the intrepid crew sets out to explore Skull Island, they were attacked by a fighting made brontosaurus.
It was a brutal sequence that still is a little hard to watch.
It also taught moviegoers that brontosaurus was kind of a dick.
Who can forget the vicious pterodactyls chasing our intrepid heroes across those rickety rope bridges?
Gertie was the very first dinosaur ever to appear in an animated film.
Gorgo
Because England needs a cheap Godzilla rip of, we have Gorgo.
It turns out that Gorgo is just a baby and when mama shows up, more mayhem follows.
Who drew this series you ask?
Why none other than Spider-mans co-creator Steve Ditko!
Dino Riders
Whats cooler than futuristic warriors and aliens doing battle while riding cyborg dinosaurs?
How some production company isnt making the shit out of aDino Ridersfilm is beyond us.
Gronk is a stegosaurus like dinosaur that made frequent appearances in Johnny HartsB.C.comic strip.
Gronk was named after the only sound he made, a loud GRONK that Hart used to comedic perfection.
Now, Gronk is able to talk, pretty much draining the character of all artistic charm.
Rex is a reminder that even dinosaurs can have trouble fitting into the world.
So heres to you Rex, you may not have fought King Kong, but we still love you.
Stegron the Dinosaur Man
Hey, half dinosaurs count.
Not to mention being co-created by Gil Kane, the artist that designed the Silver Age Green Lantern.
Sauron
Speaking of Marvels half dinosaurs, we have Sauron.
Thats Sauron, the X-Mens greatest dinosaur foe.
Prickle
From dangerous to adorable, we have Gumbys dinosaur pal Prickle.
Prickle was a constant part of the original Gumby series as a member of Gumbys crew of friends.
He was an adorable little yellow, bipedal stegosaurus looking thing who loved to kvetch.
When he wasnt busy complaining, Prickle frequently helped Gumby against those mean, nasty Blockheads.
Yoshi
Super Marios favorite dinosaur pal, Yoshi is almost as iconic as everyones favorite video game Italian plumber.
Plus, hes a T-Rex named Satanus.
They seriously need to make moreJudge Dreddfilms.
Cecil was a not terribly smart Plesiosaur looking thing that paled around with his best bud Beany.
Cecil originally appeared in puppet form in the popular kids showTime for Beany.
Neil was once an unassuming paleontologist who mistook one of his own dinosaur cloning experiments for pasta salad.
After devouring his lifes work, Neil turned into a seventy foot mustachioed dinosaur.
We really love Dinosaur Neil and we really missThe Tick.
This Disney classic had it all from an amazing T-Rex Stegosaurus brawl to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
Unlike Barney,thispurple dinosaur didnt teach toddlers to read, it just ate people.
You know what, I take it all back,Valley of the Gwangiand its cowboy eating dinosaurs ruled.
