Dinosaur Physiology

"When the dinosaurs fell at the end of the Cretaceous, they were not a senile, moribund group that had played out its evolutionary options. Rather they were vigorous, still diversifying into new orders and producing a variety of bigbrained carnivores with the highest grade of intelligence yet present on land."

― Robert T. Bakker, "Dinosaur Renaissance", Scientific American 232, no. 4 (April 1975), 58—78

Power to use the abilities of dinosaurs. Variation of Reptilian Physiology.

Also Called

Dinosaur Body/Form/Mimicry

Capabilities

The user with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into dinosaurs.

Applications

Claw Retraction
Decelerated Aging
Dermal Armor
Enhanced Bite
Enhanced Condition
Hollow Skeleton
Size Manipulation - known dinosaurs ranged from the size of a mydas fly to that of a large whale
Temperature Regulation

Variations

Ornithischia Physiology ("bird-hipped" dinosaurs): Beak Protrusion
- Heterodontosaurid Physiology: Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Speed, Enhanced Vision
- Neornithisch Physiology:
  - Agilisaurus Physiology: Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Speed
  - Cerapod Physiology (ceratopsians and ornithopods)
    - Marginoceph Physiology
      - Ceratopsian Physiology: Beak Protrusion, Charge!, Enhanced Endurance, Enhanced Speed, Enhanced Strength, Horn Protrusion
      - Pachycephalosaur Physiology: Charge!, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Endurance, Enhanced Speed, Enhanced Strength, Thick Skull
    - Ornithopod Physiology: Elastic Jaws, Enhanced Endurance, Enhanced Speed, Enhanced Strength
- Thyreophor Physiology (armored dinosaurs): Dermal Armor, Enhanced Endurance, Enhanced Strength, Spike Protrusion
  - Ankylosaur Physiology: Clubbed Tail, Shell Formation
  - Stegosaur Physiology: Spike Protrusion
Sauropodomorph Physiology: Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Endurance, Prehensile Tail
- Sauropod Physiology: Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Stamina, Enhanced Strength, Prehensile Tail, Size Manipulation, Sonic Boom Generation
Theropod Physiology
- Coelurosaur Physiology
  - Maniraptoriform Physiology
    - Maniraptor Physiology
      - Avian Physiology/Extant: Beak Protrusion, Flight
      - Dromaeosaur Physiology: Avian Physiology, Claw Retraction, Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Bite, Enhanced Intelligence, Enhanced Speed, Enhanced Vision, Gliding, Prehensile Wings, Wing Manifestation
      - Yi qi Physiology: Enhanced Agility, Gliding, Wing Manifestation
    - Ornithomimosaur Physiology: Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Speed, Enhanced Vision, Enhanced Strength
  - Tyrannosauroid Physiology: Dermal Armor, Enhanced Bite, Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Endurance, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Senses, Size Manipulation, Thick Skull
- Carnosaur Physiology: Enhanced Bite, Enhanced Endurance, Enhanced Strength
  - Allosauroid Physiology
- Megalosauroid Physiology:
  - Megalosaurid Physiology: Claw Retraction, Enhanced Bite, Enhanced Endurance
  - Spinosaurid Physiology: Aquatic Adaptation, Claw Retraction, Enhanced Bite, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Endurance, Enhanced Senses, Enhanced Strength, Multiple Legs, Size Manipulation, Water Sense, Wetland Adaptation

Associations

Known Users

See Also: Tropesaurus Index.

Cartoons

The Dinosaucers (Dinosaucers)
The Tyrannos (Dinosaucers)
Therizinosauruses (Dino Crisis)
Extreme Dinosaurs (Extreme Dinosaurs)
Gigastorm (Transformers)
Dinobots (Transformers)
Rescue Bots (Transformers: Rescue Bots)
Optimus Prime (Transformers: Rescue Bots)
Reptar (Rugrats)
Vaxasaurian (Ben 10 series)
- Humungousaur
Dinobot (Beast Wars Transformers)
Megatron (Beast Wars Transformers)
DinoSquad (DinoSquad)
- Max
- Caruso
- Fiona
- Roger
- Bump
Denver (Denver, the Last Dinosaur)
Steggy (Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers)
Dinosaurs (Kung Fu Dino Posse)
Zander (Batman Beyond)
Neil (The Tick: The Animated Series); via dinosaur tissue
Dino (The Save-Ums!)
Taury (Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs)
Trike (Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs)
Pterence (Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs)
Patsy (Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs)
Sid (Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs)
Steggy (Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs)
Dinosaurs (Dinosaur Train)
Loopy (Driver Dan's Story Train)
Crong (Pororo the Little Penguin)
Steggo (Pororo the Little Penguin)
Dr. Inosaur (Planet Sketch)
Fang (Primal)
Phantosaur (Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur)
Fiery Phantosaur (Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur)
Dinosaur Spirit (Scooby-Doo)
Green and Red Dinosuars (Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?)

Comics

Beast Boy (DC Comics)
Samuel Register/Zookeeper (DC Comics)
Humberto Lopez/Reptil (Marvel Comics)
Saurians (Marvel Comics)
Sauron (Marvel Comics)
Stegron (Marvel Comics)
Devil Dinosaur (Marvel Comics)
Old Lace (Marvel Comics)
Society Max (Sonic the Comic)
Dinosaurus (Image)
Super Dinosaur (Super Dinosaurs)
Rex (Jurassic Strike Force 5)
Triceratons (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Chote (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Mobosaurs (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Phantom Dinosaur (Scooby-Doo, Where are You? Comics)

Movies

Dinosaurs (Jurassic Park)
Dinosaurs (Dinosaur)
Dinosaurs (The Good Dinosaur)
Dinosaurs (Ice Age)
Godzilla (Godzilla)
Rodan (Godzilla)
Anguirus (Godzilla)
Titanosaurus (Godzilla)
Baragon (Godzilla)
Gorosaurus (Godzilla)
Inhabitants of Dinohattan (Super Mario Bros.)
Dinosaurs (The Land Before Time)
Dinosaurs (Dino Time)
- Tyra
UGF Troopers (Lilo & Stitch)
Sargorn (Jupiter Ascending)
Aztec Rex (Aztec Rex)

Literature

Dinosaur Humanoids (Anonymous Rex)
Dinosaurs (Dinotopia)
Dinosaurs (We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story)

Television

Amaya Jiwe (Arrowverse)
Mesogog (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
Dinozords (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)/Guardian Beasts (sentai equivalent, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger)
Biozords/Dinozords (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)/Bakuryuu (sentai equivalent, Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger)
Dino Charge Zords (Power Rangers Dino Charge)/Zyudenryu (sentai equivalent, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger)
Quantasaurus Rex (Q-Rex) (Power Rangers Time Force)/V-Rex (sentai equivalent, Mirai Sentai Timeranger)
PaleoZord/PaleoMax Megazord (Power Rangers RPM)/Kyoretsu-O (sentai equivalent, Engine Sentai Go-Onger)
Q-Rex Dinozord (Power Rangers Super Megaforce)/GoZyuRex (sentai equivalent, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger)
Kishiryu (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger)
Anthropomorphic dinosaurs (Dinosaurs)
T-rex dopant (Kamen Rider W)
Triceratops dopant (Kamen Rider W)
The Kung Fu Dino Posse (Kung Fu Dino Posse)

Anime/Manga

Flora (Black Cat)
Yammy Llargo (Bleach); via Ressureción
Dino Knights (Dinozaurs)
X Drake (One Piece); via the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Allosaurus
Page One (One Piece); via the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Spinosaurus
King (One Piece); via the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Pteranodon
Queen (One Piece); via the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Brachiosaurus
Dr. Ferdinand (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VII Steel Ball Run) via Scary Monsters
Diego Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VII Steel Ball Run) via Scary Monsters
All the Teachers (Seton Academy: Join the Pack!)
- Gigas Terano
Male members of Cosmo's species (Sonic X); via Mover Mode
Brachiosaurus Dopant (Futo Detective)
Dinosaur Duel Monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Video Games

Ripto (Spyro the Dragon series)
Riptocs (Spyro the Dragon series)
Lava Lizards (Spyro the Dragon series)
The Sorceress (Spyro: Year of the Dragon)
Yoshi (Super Mario Bros. series)
T.Rex (Super Mario Odyssey)
Bio Rex (F-Zero)
Riptor (Killer Instinct)
Alex (Tekken)
Gon (Tekken 3)
Dinosaurs (Dinosaur King)
Rex King/Tyrannoclaw (Ultimate Muscle)
Grarrl (Neopets)
Mon-Ark (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter)
Dinosoids (Turok)
Fossil Pokémon (Pokémon)
Dinosaur-like creations (Dino Crisis 3)
Dino-Rang (Skylanders)
Slobber Tooth (Skylanders)
Chopper (Skylanders)
Tri-Tip (Skylanders)
Dinosaur Digimon (Digimon)
Dinosaur (Valkyrie Crusade)
Dinaurians (Fossil Fighters)
Vivosaurs (Fossil Fighters)
Reptile (Mortal Kombat)
Saurian (Mortal Kombat)

Web Original

SCP-250 - Most of an Allosaurus (SCP Foundation)
SCP-317 - Cretaceous Physicist (SCP Foundation)
SCP-563-A - An Abandoned Farm in China (SCP Foundation)
SCP-682 - Hard-to-Destroy Reptile (SCP Foundation); The Lucky Dinosaur version
SCP-1265-A - The Mesozoic Preserve (SCP Foundation)
SCP-1905-1 - Dino Hunter Model 6 (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2699-4 SCP-2699 - Counterfeit Creatures (SCP Foundation)
SCP-3057-4 - Fossil Fuels (SCP Foundation)
SCP-3637 - Many Waters Cannot Quench Love, Nor Can The Floods Drown It (SCP Foundation)

Other

Dorothy the Dinosaur (The Wiggles)