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1	* AccidentallyCorrectZoology:
2	** ''Pterodactylus'' is portrayed with a crest, before studies in 2004 confirmed this (although, when the ''Quetzalcoatlus'' toy was re-marketed as ''Pterodactylus'' by the Smithsonian, the crest was removed).
3	** ''Struthiomimus'' is depicted with feathers, decades before ornithomimids and other bird-like theropods would be discovered to have feathers. That said, it would have more than just a feathery coat.
4	* DevelopmentHell: According to Website/TheOtherWiki, a live-action movie adaptation was in the works.
5	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only several episodes of the show saw home release in the US on VHS tapes, and some of them go for pretty high prices. A few international DVD releases exist as well, some with episodes not on the original VHS issues, but they can also cost a bit.
6	* TheMerch: Despite the show's {{Artistic License\|Paleontology}}, at the time they were released, the toys for the franchise were considered some of the best, most realistic depictions of dinosaurs available ''anywhere''. [[ScienceMarchesOn While not so much these days,]] they were still well designed and fully articulated, unlike most dinosaur toys, so that was cool. The distinctive-looking ''T. rex'' figure appears to have gained another life as the inspiration for Rex in ''Franchise/ToyStory''!
7	* PropRecycling: As mentioned elsewhere, Tyco reused much of the unsold figures for a Smithsonian-backed line. Some of the molds were also reused for Tyco's ''WesternAnimation/CadillacsAndDinosaurs'' line in 1993.
8	* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: Numerous differences are found:
9	** The dinosaur toys are usually a different color scheme than the cartoon's -- of particular note is the bright yellow and green ''Tyrannosaurus'', rendered gray/green in the toyline. Most Ceratopsians are plain brown in the cartoon, but vary in the toyline (with ''Monoclonius'' and ''Triceratops'' being blue/green).
10	** The weapons and equipment aren't 100% accurate, with the ''Brontosaurus'' sporting a completely different hardware from the show.
11	** The action figures also look different from their animated counterpart -- the human toys are rather small, which obscures detail. Few are given the bright colors of the Mini-Pack figures (some Rulons come in bright pink or gold outfits).
12	** Some of the genera that are on the Rulons' side in the toy lines (''Triceratops'', ''Monoclonius'', ''Pteranodon'', and ''Ankylosaurus'') are seen fighting for the Dino-Riders as well in the show.
13	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There have been plans to add ''Parasaurolophus'' and ''Iguanodon''.

Context Trivia / DinoRiders