History Main / TropesaurusIndex

[[quoteright:345:[[Magazine/NationalGeographic https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropesaurusindex_6321.jpg]]]][[caption-width-right:345:This is not a ''Velociraptor''.[[note]]It's a ''Masiakasaurus'', is from a different time and continent, is striped like a tiger, and is featherless.[[/note]]]]

* AquaticSauropods: The outdated depiction of sauropod dinosaurs as primarily water-dwelling animals.

* GentleGiantSauropod: The generic depiction of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropoda Sauropod]] dinosaurs being docile and friendly animals.

* AquaticHadrosaurs: The outdated depiction of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrosauridae hadrosaur]] dinosaurs as semi-aquatic dinosaurs.

* SocialOrnithopod: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopoda Ornithopod]] dinosaurs are usually shown to be social animals that either live in herds, groups and/or are placid in nature.

* AquaticHadrosaurs: The outdated depiction of hadrosaurs as semi-aquatic dinosaurs.

[[quoteright:345:[[Magazine/NationalGeographic https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropesaurusindex_6321.jpg]]]][[caption-width-right:345:This is not a ''Velociraptor''.[[note]]It's a ''Masiakasuarus'', is from a different time and continent, is striped like a tiger, and is featherless.[[/note]]]]

** UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursOrnithischianDinosaurs: ''Triceratops'', ''Stegosaurus'' and their relatives.

[[quoteright:345:[[Magazine/NationalGeographic https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropesaurusindex_6321.jpg]]]][[caption-width-right:345:This is not a ''Velociraptor''.[[note]]It's a ''Masiakasuarus'', is from a different time and continent, and is featherless.[[/note]]]]

* KingOfTheDinosaurs: The ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', often portrayed as either the undisputed apex predator of the Cretaceous or a literal ruler of other dinosaurs.

* DumbDodoBird: Dodos (not prehistoric but extinct few centuries ago) are often portrayed as goofy and harmless.

* DinosaurDoggieBone: Gigantic, fossilized bones make excellent dog toys!

* PantheraAwesome: ''Smilodon'' or "saber-toothed cat" portrayed as a simple ancient version of modern big cats. In paleo-art, the modern big cats' color patterns were once often attributed to "raptor" dinosaurs (when they where still believed featherless).

For dinosaurs, dinosaur-related, and other prehistoric tropes and UsefulNotes. Despite the name, this index also covers non-dinosaurian prehistoric/extinct life. See also AvianTropes, for the dinosaurs' descendants.

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* PantheraAwesome: ''Smilodon'' or "saber-toothed cat" portrayed as a simple ancient version of modern big cats. In paleo-art, the modern big cats' color patterns was once often attributed to "raptor" dinosaurs (when they where still believed featherless).

[[quoteright:345:[[Magazine/NationalGeographic https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropesaurusindex_6321.jpg]]]][[caption-width-right:345:This is not a ''Velociraptor''.[[note]]It's a ''Masiakasuarus'', and is from a different time and continent.[[/note]]]]

* UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursNonDinosaurs: Non-dinosaur extinct critters (flying reptiles, swimming reptiles, ancient mammals, and others).

* UsefulNotes/{{Dinosaurs}}: facts and hyps about dinosaurs in general.
* UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLife: informations about prehistoric animals with a time-scale and a "translation guide" for better learn the scientific names.
** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeDinosaurs: about the history of researches regarding non-bird dinosaurs (or other mesozoic reptiles).
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeLargeTheropods: about Tyrannosaurus things.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeBirdlikeTheropods: about birdlike dinosaurs.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeBirds: about extinct true birds.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherSmallTheropods: about the other remaining theropods.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeSauropods: about the biggest dinosaurs ever.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeSauropodPredecessors: about their smaller cousins.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeStegosaurs: about the dinosaurs with plates and spikes.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeAnkylosaurs: about dinosaurs with complex body armors.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeCeratopsids: about the horned guys of the dinosaur world.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeCeratopsidPredecessors: about their smaller relatives.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifePachycephalosaurs: about "bone-headed" dinos.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeHadrosaurs: about the so-called "duck-billed dinosaurs".
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeHadrosaurPredecessors: about the latter's relatives.
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifePrimitiveOrnithischians: about the most ancestral bird-hipped dinosaurs.
** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeNonDinosaurianReptiles: about non-dino prehistoric reptiles (including mammal-ancestors).
** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeMammals: about our closest animal relatives (including human ancestors).
** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherExtinctCreatures: about prehistoric amphibians, fish, invertebrates, plants, and bacteria.
* UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursTrueDinosaurs: the most commonly portrayed dinosaurs in media.

* UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursNonDinosaurs: non-dinosaur extinct critters (flying reptiles, swimming reptiles, ancient mammals, and others).

* UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex: specifically about this dinosaur.

* UsefulNotes/{{Dinosaurs}}: Facts and hyps about dinosaurs in general.
* UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLife: Informations about prehistoric animals with a time-scale and a "translation guide" for better learn the scientific names.
** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeDinosaurs: About the history of researches regarding non-bird dinosaurs (or other mesozoic reptiles).
*** UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeLargeTheropods: About Tyrannosaurus things.

* UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursTrueDinosaurs: The most commonly portrayed dinosaurs in media.

* UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursNonDinosaurs: Non-dinosaur extinct critters (flying reptiles, swimming reptiles, ancient mammals, and others).

* TyrannosaurusRex: The iconic "king of dinosaurs", featured in media more often than any other species.