History Toys / LegoDino

* PteroSoarer: While the ''Pteranodon'' figure is probably the best-ever LEGO pterosaur, it has what seem to be additional fingers on its wing-membrane. These could just serve decorative purposes, but sadly make the toy look inaccurate.

* KingOfTheDinosaurs: A ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' appears in two sets, and they are naturally the biggest and most expensive ones of the line. The ''T. rex'' is also the icon mascot of the ''LEGO Dino'' theme as a whole.

* StockDinosaurs: All dinos are stock: ''Tyrannosaurus'', ''Triceratops'', "''Velociraptor''", ''Pteranodon'' and ''Coelophysis'' (though this one has a lesser-tier stock status).

A total of seven sets were released. Although they still utilize the kind of construction that made the ''Dino Attack'' ones so unwelcome and[[ArtisticLicensePaleontology and sadly suffer from several anatomical inaccuracies]], the dinosaur figures are by far the best dino sculpts LEGO has released so far.

A total of seven sets were released. The dinosaur figures, although still utilizing the kind of construction that made the ''Dino Attack'' ones so unwelcome, [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology and sadly suffering from several anatomical inaccuracies]], are by far the best dino sculpts LEGO has released so far.

* ShownTheirWork: The dino facts on the website aren't bad, but of course they do not go out of their way to point out how [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology inaccurate]] some of the designs are.

* BringItBackAlive

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to ''Toys/LEGODinoAttack'' (to be fair, most LEGO lines ''are''), and even to ''Dino 2010''.
* PrehistoricMonster: Seems to have been averted, though it's really up to you how you decide to play with the dinos. However, they ''are'' rather mean-looking.

* PunnyName: Rex Tyrone, "Tracer" Tops, Sue Montana[[note]]Sue is the name given to the most famous ''T. rex'' skeleton, and was uncovered in Montana[[/note]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''[[Toys/LEGODinoAttack Dino Attack/Dino 2010]]''.
* TheSquad: The Dino Strike Team.
* StealthSequel: To ''LEGO Pharaoh's Quest'', ''Toys/LEGOAlienConquest'', and ''LEGO Atlantis''.

* ToiletHumour: Click on the ''T. rex'''s butt in the website's dino explorer.

* LegacyCharacter: One of the main characters is named Josh Thunder, and he is confirmed by ''The LEGO Book'' to be a descendant of [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder]].

%% * KingOfTheDinosaurs: A ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' appears in two sets.

** TyrannosaurusRex: Appears in two sets.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs

''LEGO Dino'' is a 2012 {{LEGO}} [[LEGOThemes theme]], built around the idea of a troop of experienced dino hunters capturing prehistoric animals. It is very similar to the earlier ''LEGODinoAttack'' line, especially with regards to the dinosaur figures, although the setting here is more grounded in reality, at least in that the dinosaurs aren't monstrous mutants, and the gear used by the human characters are far less fancy and sci-fi-ish.

While some criticized the sets for putting too big an emphasis on these dinosaurs, making the vehicles and buildings look plain and underwhelming in comparison, the reception of the line wasn't at all bad, and the similarities between the setting and the popular ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise didn't go unnoticed either, turning the line into a sort of "''JP'' stand-in" in the eyes of many collectors; given that the ''Jurassic Park'' license is currently held by KRE-O, this may have been LEGO's way of [[WritingAroundTrademarks Building Around Trademarks]].

* {{Crossover}}: A LEGO Magazine comic revealed that the dinosaurs of this theme were released by Commander Hypaxxus-8, the BigBad of ''Toys/LEGOAlienConquest'', at the end of a crossover comic in which he teams up with [[{{Mummy}} Pharaoh Amset-Ra]] from LEGO Pharaoh's Quest and a [[PuppeteerParasite Clinger]]-possessed Golden King from LEGO Atlantis.

* LegacyCharacter: One of the main characters is named Josh Thunder, and he is confirmed by ''The LEGO Book'' to be a descendant of ''LEGOAdventurers''' Johnny Thunder.
* LighterAndSofter: Compared to ''Dino Attack'' (to be fair, most LEGO lines ''are''), and even to ''Dino 2010''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''[[LEGODinoAttack Dino Attack/Dino 2010]]''.

A total of seven sets were released. The dinosaur figures, although still utilizing the kind of construction that made the ''Dino Attack'' ones so unwelcome, [[SomewhereAPaleontologistIsCrying and sadly suffering from several anatomical inaccuracies]], are by far the best dino sculpts LEGO has released so far.

* ShownTheirWork: The dino facts on the website aren't bad, but of course they do not go out of their way to point out how [[SomewhereAPaleontologistIsCrying inaccurate]] some of the designs are.

* StealthSequel: To LEGO Pharaoh's Quest, LEGOAlienConquest, and LEGO Atlantis.

* {{Crossover}}: A LEGO Magazine comic revealed that the dinosaurs of this theme were released by Commander Hypaxxus-8, the BigBad of LEGOAlienConquest, at the end of a crossover comic in which he teams up with [[{{Mummy}} Pharaoh Amset-Ra]] from LEGO Pharaoh's Quest and a [[PuppeteerParasite Clinger]]-possessed Golden King from LEGO Atlantis.

* LegacyCharacter: One of the main characters is named Josh Thunder, and he is confirmed by ''The LEGO Book'' to be a descendant of [[LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder]].

* ToiletHumour: Click on the ''T. rex'''s butt in the website's dino explorer.

* PunnyName: Rex Tyrone, "Tracer" Tops, Sue Montana[[hottip:*: Sue is the name given to the most famous ''T. rex'' skeleton, and was uncovered in Montana]].

While some criticized the sets for putting too big an emphasis on these dinosaurs, making the vehicles and buildings look plain and underwhelming in comparison, the reception of the line wasn't at all bad, and the similarities between the setting and the popular ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise didn't go unnoticed either, turning the line into a sort of "''JP'' stand-in" in the eyes of many collectors, however others argued that with all the recent licenses LEGO secured, why not go full ''JP'' instead?