Reptile Stereotypes - Dinosaurs - 2 - Page 1

Terrifying, vicious, stupid, friendly, gentle, powerful, bad-tempered

The Tyrannosaurus and Allosaurus: Examples: Fantasia, The Valley of Gwangi, Jurassic Park, The Land Before Time, Godzilla (although this character is sometimes heroic). A Dinosaur's Story starts out as a fierce predator, but becomes friendly once he overcomes his instincts. T-Bone from Extreme Dinosaurs is shown to be heroic and a responsible leader. Also, the mother T-Tex in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a caring and responsible mother, although she becomes fierce when her babies are threatened.

The timid, noisy, clumsy, awkward hadrosaur (usually Parasaurolophus or Edmontosaurus). Clash of the Dinosaurs, Dinosaur (film). The Abelisaur/Ceratosaurus that acts like a "prehistoric Wile E. Coyote." The stupid, slow Stegosaurus (This is due to a small brain to body ratio). Examples: Spike from the The Land Before Time, Stegmutt from Darkwing Duck. The angry, powerful, bad-tempered, heroic Triceratops. Triceratops are often portrayed in movies fighting a Tyrannosaurus to the death.