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* BigCreepyCrawlies: They can appear as background elements, either real or fictional.

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: They can appear as background elements, either real or fictional.While not exclusively about prehistory, giant arthropods were common in the Carboniferous.
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* MisplacedWildlife: Dinosaurs or other extinct creatures are often misplaced in fiction, ex. the North American ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' living alongside (or [[SpinosaurusVersusTRex fighting]]) with the African ''Spinosaurus aegypticus''.

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* MisplacedWildlife: Dinosaurs or other extinct creatures are often misplaced in fiction, ex. the North American ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' living alongside (or [[SpinosaurusVersusTRex fighting]]) with the African ''Spinosaurus aegypticus''.aegyptiacus''.
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* {{Megalodon}}: A massive prehistoric shark, believed to have been similar to the modern great white, sometimes claimed to be hidden in our oceans still today.
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* StockDinosaurArchetypes: the archetypal personalities stereotypically attributed to various species of dinosaurs.
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* StockDinosaurArchetypes: the archetypal personalities stereotypically attributed to various species of Dinosaur.
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* StockDinosaurArchetypes: the archetypal personalities stereotypically attributed to various species of Dinosaur.
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* ToxicDinosaur: Certain types of dinosaurs possess poison, either as a weapon or as a form of defense.
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* JurassicFarce: Parodies of ''Film/JurassicPark'', one of the most influential works featuring dinosaurs.

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* JurassicFarce: Parodies of ''Film/JurassicPark'', ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', one of the most influential works featuring dinosaurs.

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* PteroSoarer: Unrealistic or inaccurate portrayals of pterosaurs.


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* TerrorDactyl: Portrayals of pterosaurs as monstrous, often with traits of bats or dragons.
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* PerilousPrehistoricSeas: The seas and oceans of the prehistoric era are dangerous to be traversing or living in.

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* OneMillionBC: Generalized prehistoric setting melding together creatures from wildly different time periods, chiefly dinosaurs, cavemen and mammoths.%%Custom name display begins with the digit "1".


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* HollywoodPrehistory: Generalized prehistoric setting melding together creatures from wildly different time periods, chiefly dinosaurs, cavemen and mammoths.%%Custom name display begins with the digit "1".
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* AweInspiringDinosaurShot: Dinosaurs are shown or depicted as majestic creatures and their world as fantastical through a cutscene. Often used as an EstablishingSeriesMoment.

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


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* TerrifyingTyrannosaur: Tyrannosaurs portrayed terrifying and imposing.
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* MisplacedWildlife: Dinosaurs or other extinct creatures are often misplaced in fiction, ex. the north-american ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' living along with the african ''Spinosaurus aegyptiacus''.

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* MisplacedWildlife: Dinosaurs or other extinct creatures are often misplaced in fiction, ex. the north-american North American ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' living along alongside (or [[SpinosaurusVersusTRex fighting]]) with the african African ''Spinosaurus aegyptiacus''.aegypticus''.

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* UsefulNotes/{{Dinosaurs}}: Facts and hyps about dinosaurs in general.

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* UsefulNotes/{{Dinosaurs}}: Facts and hyps about dinosaurs in general.general.
** UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex: Specifically about this dinosaur.



* UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex: Specifically about this dinosaur.
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* MeekMesozoicMammal: Early mammals are portrayed as timid and easy prey for dinosaurs.
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* StockDinosaurs: The most frequently featured species of dinosaurs and other extinct animals in media.

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[[folder:Prehistory in General]]



* AllCavemenWereNeanderthals: Cavemen tend to be portrayed as knuckle-dragging, slow-witted brutes clad in skins and carrying clubs.



* AlternateHistoryDinosaurSurvival: A hypothetical take on what if the dinosaurs never became extinct and continued to evolve beyond the Cretaceous Period.



* AquaticHadrosaurs: The outdated depiction of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrosauridae hadrosaur]] dinosaurs as semi-aquatic creatures.
* AquaticSauropods: The outdated depiction of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropoda sauropod]] dinosaurs as primarily water-dwelling animals.



* BigCreepyCrawlies: They can appear as background elements, either real or fictional.
* ContemporaryCaveman: A caveman living in modern times for some reasons.
* TheCretaceousIsAlwaysDoomed: When the Cretaceous period is featured in a work, it will always be immediately before the famous meteorite hits the Earth and sets off the mass extinction. Can also refer to other historical events like how arriving in Europe in 1939 always seems to mean getting caught in the start of World War 2.



* DinosaurMedia: Index of media focusing on dinosaurs and prehistoric life.
* DinosaursAreDragons: Dinosaurs and dragons tend to be treated as the same thing or to borrow traits from one another.
* TheDinosaursHadItComing: The dinosaurs brought their extinction on themselves.
* DomesticatedDinosaurs: Dinosaurs kept as domesticated animals for various purposes.
* DoofyDodo: Dodos (not prehistoric but extinct few centuries ago) are often portrayed as goofy and harmless.
* DumbDinos: Dinosaurs are often portrayed as very stupid, slow, and overly aggressive.



* FeatheredFiend: Just because something is covered in fluffy feathers (whether it's a giant bird or a non-avian theropod), it can still be terrifying!



* FrazettaMan: Prehistoric "humans" portrayed as vicious, stupid, hairy and generally little more than somewhat upright apes.
* GentleGiantSauropod: The generic depiction of the giant long-necked dinosaurs being docile and friendly animals.
* GoofyFeatheredDinosaur: Feathered dinosaurs portrayed as comedic and non-threatening.
* HandsomeHeroicCaveman: Prehistoric cavemen with NubileSavage appearance that usually are TheHero in their stories.
* HeadButtingPachy: The portrayal of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachycephalosauria Pachycephalosaur]] dinosaurs headbutting things.



* KidsLoveDinosaurs: There's something fascinating about dinosaurs in the eyes of children.
* KingOfTheDinosaurs: ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' as portrayed as either the undisputed apex predator of the Cretaceous or a literal ruler of other dinosaurs.
* LivingDinosaurs: Surviving non-avian dinosaurs found living somewhere remote.



* MammothsMeanIceAge: Mammoths are the most common "face" or symbol of the Ice Age, and their presence is often used as a shorthand for it and associated concepts.



* {{Megalodon}}: A massive prehistoric shark, believed to have been similar to the modern great white, sometimes claimed to be hidden in our oceans still today.



* MokeleMbembe: An aquatic dinosaur said to live deep within isolated jungles.
* {{Notzilla}}: When a {{Kaiju}} is based on the very theropod-like Franchise/{{Godzilla}}.
* PantheraAwesome: ''Smilodon'' or "saber-toothed cat" portrayed as a simple ancient version of modern big cats. Predatory dinosaurs are also often given color schemes based on those of big cats.



** TRexpy: A fictional creature inspired by ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.



* PrimitiveClubs: Primitive beings, such as cavemen, are often portrayed as wielding crude, simple clubs.
* PteroSoarer: Unrealistic or inaccurate portrayals of pterosaurs.
* RaptorAttack: Unrealistic or inaccurate portrayals of dromeosaurid dinosaurs.
* SavageSpinosaurs: Spinosaurids, expecially ''Spinosaurus'' and ''Baryonyx'', depicted as fearsome predators.



* {{Slurpasaur}}: Real-life lizards with fake horns or fins glued on used as stand-ins for dinosaurs in old movies.
* SocialOrnithopod: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopoda Ornithopod]] dinosaurs (including the hadrosaurs) are usually shown to be social animals that either live in herds, groups and/or are placid in nature.
* SpinosaurusVersusTRex: Whenever a ''Spinosaurus'' and a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' appear in the same work, they always have a fight.
* StockDinosaurs: The most frequently featured species of dinosaurs and other extinct animals in media.
* StockNessMonster: Portrayals of the Loch-Ness Monster or similar things, implied to be surviving dinosaurs.
* TemperCeratops: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopsia Ceratopsian]] dinosaurs are described as being akin to bulls and rhinos; temperamental and aggressive by herbivore standards.
* ToughArmoredDinosaur: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyreophora Thyreophoran]] dinosaurs (stegosaurs and ankylosaurs) portrayed as warlike and resilient.



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[[folder:Dinosaurs & Relatives]]
* AlternateHistoryDinosaurSurvival: A hypothetical take on what if the dinosaurs never became extinct and continued to evolve beyond the Cretaceous Period.
* AquaticHadrosaurs: The outdated depiction of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrosauridae hadrosaur]] dinosaurs as semi-aquatic creatures.
* AquaticSauropods: The outdated depiction of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropoda sauropod]] dinosaurs as primarily water-dwelling animals.
* TheCretaceousIsAlwaysDoomed: When the Cretaceous period is featured in a work, it will always be immediately before the famous meteorite hits the Earth and sets off the mass extinction. Can also refer to other historical events like how arriving in Europe in 1939 always seems to mean getting caught in the start of World War 2.
* DinosaurMedia: Index of media focusing on dinosaurs and prehistoric life.
* DinosaursAreDragons: Dinosaurs and dragons tend to be treated as the same thing or to borrow traits from one another.
* TheDinosaursHadItComing: The dinosaurs brought their extinction on themselves.
* DomesticatedDinosaurs: Dinosaurs kept as domesticated animals for various purposes.
* DoofyDodo: Dodos (not prehistoric but extinct few centuries ago) are often portrayed as goofy and harmless.
* DumbDinos: Dinosaurs are often portrayed as very stupid, slow, and overly aggressive.
* FeatheredFiend: Just because something is covered in fluffy feathers (whether it's a giant bird or a non-avian theropod), it can still be terrifying!
* GentleGiantSauropod: The generic depiction of the giant long-necked dinosaurs being docile and friendly animals.
* GoofyFeatheredDinosaur: Feathered dinosaurs portrayed as comedic and non-threatening.
* HeadButtingPachy: The portrayal of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachycephalosauria Pachycephalosaur]] dinosaurs headbutting things.
* KidsLoveDinosaurs: There's something fascinating about dinosaurs in the eyes of children.
* KingOfTheDinosaurs: ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' as portrayed as either the undisputed apex predator of the Cretaceous or a literal ruler of other dinosaurs.
* LivingDinosaurs: Surviving non-avian dinosaurs found living somewhere remote.
* MokeleMbembe: An aquatic dinosaur said to live deep within isolated jungles.
* {{Notzilla}}: When a {{Kaiju}} is based on the very theropod-like Franchise/{{Godzilla}}.
* PteroSoarer: Unrealistic or inaccurate portrayals of pterosaurs.
* RaptorAttack: Unrealistic or inaccurate portrayals of dromeosaurid dinosaurs.
* SavageSpinosaurs: Spinosaurids, expecially ''Spinosaurus'' and ''Baryonyx'', depicted as fearsome predators.
* {{Slurpasaur}}: Real-life lizards with fake horns or fins glued on used as stand-ins for dinosaurs in old movies.
* SocialOrnithopod: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopoda Ornithopod]] dinosaurs (including the hadrosaurs) are usually shown to be social animals that either live in herds, groups and/or are placid in nature.
* SpinosaurusVersusTRex: Whenever a ''Spinosaurus'' and a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' appear in the same work, they always have a fight.
* StockDinosaurs: The most frequently featured species of dinosaurs and other extinct animals in media.
* StockNessMonster: Portrayals of the Loch-Ness Monster or similar things, implied to be surviving dinosaurs.
* TemperCeratops: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopsia Ceratopsian]] dinosaurs are described as being akin to bulls and rhinos; temperamental and aggressive by herbivore standards.
* ToughArmoredDinosaur: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyreophora Thyreophoran]] dinosaurs (stegosaurs and ankylosaurs) portrayed as warlike and resilient.
* TRexpy: A fictional creature inspired by ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.



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[[folder:Other Prehistoric Life]]
* AllCavemenWereNeanderthals: Cavemen tend to be portrayed as knuckle-dragging, slow-witted brutes clad in skins and carrying clubs.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: They can appear as background elements, either real or fictional.
* ContemporaryCaveman: A caveman living in modern times for some reasons.
* FrazettaMan: Prehistoric "humans" portrayed as vicious, stupid, hairy and generally little more than somewhat upright apes.
* HandsomeHeroicCaveman: Prehistoric cavemen with NubileSavage appearance that usually are TheHero in their stories.
* MammothsMeanIceAge: Mammoths are the most common "face" or symbol of the Ice Age, and their presence is often used as a shorthand for it and associated concepts.
* {{Megalodon}}: A massive prehistoric shark, believed to have been similar to the modern great white, sometimes claimed to be hidden in our oceans still today.
* PantheraAwesome: ''Smilodon'' or "saber-toothed cats" portrayed as a simple ancient version of modern big cats. Predatory dinosaurs are also often given color schemes based on those of big cats.
* PrimitiveClubs: Primitive beings, such as cavemen, are often portrayed as wielding crude, simple clubs.
* SnowySabertooths: Saber-toothed cats inaccurately portrayed as inhabiting cold, snowy environments year-round.
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* PrehistoricAnimalAnalogue: Using extinct animals as source for designs for ficional creatures.

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* PrehistoricAnimalAnalogue: Using extinct animals as source for designs for ficional fictional creatures.

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* PrehistoricAnimalAnalogue: Using extinct animals as source for designs for ficional creatures.
** TRexpy: A fictional creature inspired by ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.



* TRexpy: A fictional creature inspired by ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Dinosaurs are cool, therefore they make anything they're in more awesome.
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* AlternateHistoryDinosaurSurvival: A hypothetical take on what if the dinosaurs never became extinct and continued to evolve beyond the Cretaceous Period.
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* ExtinctAnimalPark: A zoo or park hosting restored extinct wildlife.

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* OneMillionBC: Generalized prehistoric setting melding together creatures from wildly different time periods, chiefly dinosaurs, cavemen and mammoths.%%Custom name display begins with the digit "1".



* OneMillionBC: Generalized prehistoric setting melding together creatures from wildly different time periods, chiefly dinosaurs, cavemen and mammoths.
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[[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 ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherSmallTheropods Masiakasaurus]]'', which is from a different [[AnachronismStew time]] and [[MisplacedWildlife continent]], was likely [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur featherless]], and not closely related to ''Velociraptor''.[[/note]]]]

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* MokeleMbembe: An aquatic dinosaur said to live deep within isolated jungles.

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* UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex: Specifically about this dinosaur.



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Striped like a tiger? Forgive me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think we have any evidence of what colors or patterns this dinosaur had.


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[[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 ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherSmallTheropods Masiakasaurus]]'', which is from a different [[AnachronismStew time]] and [[MisplacedWildlife continent]], is striped like a [[PantheraAwesome tiger]], and is was likely [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur featherless]].featherless]], and not closely related to ''Velociraptor''.[[/note]]]]
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[[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'', ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherSmallTheropods Masiakasaurus]]'', is from a different [[AnachronismStew time]] and [[MisplacedWildlife continent]], is striped like a [[PantheraAwesome tiger]], and is [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur featherless]].[[/note]]]]

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