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{{about|dinosaurs in general|the group of characters from the [[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]] series|[[the Dinosaurs]]|the [[microgame]] in [[Game & Wario]]|[[Dinosaur (microgame)]]}}
{{about|dinosaurs in general|the microgame in [[Game & Wario]]|[[Dinosaur (microgame)]]}}
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|image=[[File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P5.jpg|300px]]<br>Illustration of [[Dinosaur Land]] from the ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'' Shogakukan guide book, featuring various dinosaur characters and [[Koopa (species)|turtle]]s.
|image=[[File:Dinofq7.png|200px]]<br>The [[T-Rex (character)|T-Rex]] threatening to eat [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[Luigi]].
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]]) (overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) ([[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]])
|related=[[Birdo (species)|Birdo]]<br>[[Dragon]]<br>[[Rex]]<br>[[Reznor]]<br>[[Dino Rhino]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|notable=[[Yoshi]]<br>[[Tricky the Triceratops]]<br>[[Birdo]]<br>[[Lizardon]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]
|comparable=[[Birdo]]<br>[[Blargg]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Dino Rhino]]<br>[[Dinohattanite]]<br>[[Eerie]]<br>[[Evil dinosaur]]<br>[[Nossie]]<br>[[Pupdozer]]<br>[[Rex]]<br>[[Reznor]]<br>[[Skelesaurus]]<br>[[Slimosaur]]<br>[[T-Rex]]<br>[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])
|notable=[[Yoshi]]<br>[[Birdo]]<br>[[Dorrie]]<br>[[Lizardon]]<br>[[Tricky]]<br>[[Plessie]]
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
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|expand=expandable
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[[File:Dinos.jpg|thumb|left|Various dinosaur species from the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic ''[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]]''.]]
Prehistoric nonavian '''{{wp|Dinosaur|dinosaurs}}''' have appeared in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. A few different dinosaur species exist in Mario's world, such as [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, [[Birdo]]s, and [[Rex]]es.
Prehistoric nonavian '''dinosaurs''' are one of the many types of creatures that have appeared in [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'']] games. A few different dinosaur species exist in Mario's world, such as [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], [[Birdo (species)|Birdos]], and [[Rex]]es.
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==History==
==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
[[File:MK7 Dinosaur.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
====''Super Mario World''====
A one-horned, blue-gray {{wp|sauropod}} appears in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' in the [[Dino Dino Jungle]] course, where it is located at the course's overpass. It is first encountered below the overpass, stomping the ground and flattening any racers that are too close to its feet. It is then encountered while going through the overpass, but cannot be interacted with there.
''[[Super Mario World]]'' takes place in [[Dinosaur Land]], and is filled with many dinosaur-like creatures, such as [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, [[Rex]]es, [[Reznor]]s, [[Blargg]]s, and [[Dino Rhino|Dino-Rhino]]s.


As Dino Dino Jungle returns as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', the dinosaur returns as well, behaving exactly as same as it did before. The dinosaur's head can also now be interacted with at the overpass; it serves merely to block any racers gliding through the area.
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO T-Rex Chase.jpg|thumb|A T-Rex chasing Mario in ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', [[T-Rex]]es appear sporadically, most notably in the [[Cascade Kingdom]]. The kingdom additionally features many dinosaur skeletons, most notably an enormous ''{{wp|Triceratops}}''.


This particular dinosaur also cameos in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', appearing in the background of [[DK's Treetop Temple]].
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
In the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' television series, dinosaurs appear throughout. Aside from the ones in the game it is based on, several others appear, notably the [[evil dinosaur]].
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===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
[[File:LizardRat.png|thumb|Dinosaurs as they are depicted in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' film]]
[[File:SMB Movie Beginning.png|thumb|left|A ''Triceratops'' and ''Apatosaurus'' in the animated intro]]
In the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' live-action film, an alternate, unnamed version of [[Earth]] is revealed to exist. This parallel Earth was brought into creation when the meteorite struck the true Earth 65 million years ago, causing spatial and dimensional disturbances, resulting in the creation of the alternate Earth. Some dinosaurs were then flung into this parallel world, while their kin went extinct on Earth.
In the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' live-action film, an alternate, unnamed version of [[Earth]] is revealed to exist. This parallel Earth was brought into creation when the meteorite struck the true Earth 65 million years ago, causing spatial and dimensional disturbances, resulting in the creation of the alternate Earth. Some dinosaurs were then flung into this parallel world, while their kin went extinct on Earth.


On this Earth, various types of dinosaurs evolved into [[human]]oid creatures, though some, such as [[Yoshi (film character)|Yoshi]], seemed to have retained their reptilian forms. Aside from one rundown city, [[Dinohattan]], this Earth is a desert wasteland, lacking various resources.
On this Earth, various types of dinosaurs evolved into humanoid [[Dinohattanite|creatures]], though some, such as [[Yoshi (film character)|Yoshi]], seemed to have retained their reptilian forms. Aside from one rundown city, [[Dinohattan]], this Earth is a desert wasteland, lacking various resources.
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===''Mario's Time Machine''===
In the [[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']], a [[Dinosaur Egg]] is stolen from the [[Cretaceous Period]] by [[Bowser]]. When Mario travels back in time to return it, several sauropod dinosaurs can be seen in the background. Additionally, in other versions of the game, the good endings feature Bowser travelling back in time to the Cretaceous Period and getting flattened by a dinosaur's foot.
 
===''Diddy Kong Racing''===
[[File:Ancient Lake.png|thumb|A dinosaur in ''Diddy Kong Racing'']]
In ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', green sauropod dinosaurs appear as obstacles in tracks of [[Dino Domain]], where they walk around a small area. Additionally, a yellow T-Rex appears exclusively in the intro, racing against [[Bumper (character)|Bumper]]. [[Tricky]] is also seen with two younger ''{{wp|Triceratops}}'' in the ending: a pink one and a yellow one.
 
===''Mario Artist: Paint Studio''===
In ''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]'', six dinosaurs inhabit Dinosaur Land, where the player is able to take pictures of them. These dinosaurs include: a ''{{wp|Brachiosaurus}}'', a ''{{wp|Velociraptor}}'', a ''{{wp|Stegosaurus}}'', a [[T-Rex]], a ''{{wp|Triceratops}}'', and a ''{{wp|Gallimimus}}''.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' / ''Mario Kart 7'' / ''Mario Kart Tour''====
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In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', {{wp|Sauropoda|sauropod}}s called [[Noshi|Nossie]]s appear in [[Dino Dino Jungle]]. They reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', with their name now romanized as "Noshis".
 
====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', a gate customization called "Dino Roar" added in [[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit#Ver. 1.1.0|version 1.1.0]] resembles the skeleton of a dinosaur. It lets out a large roar and will slow down any [[kart]] that is in its path.
 
===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', there are four yellow ''Tyrannosaurus'' [[List of crafts in Yoshi's Crafted World|crafts]] made of origami paper found on the flip side of [[Poochy's Magma Run]].
 
===''Game & Wario''===
A dinosaur is seen chasing a car or one or two athletes with the intent of eating them, in the [[Dinosaur (microgame)|Dinosaur]] microgame that forms part of [[Gamer]] and as a souvenir in the [[Cluck-A-Pop]] collection.


==Gallery==
<gallery>
Rhinot at all.png|''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' television series ([[King Scoopa Koopa]])
T-Rex.png|''Super Mario World'' television series ([[Mama Luigi]])
Dinos.jpg|''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' ([[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]])
MTM SNES Good Ending.png|''[[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|Mario's Time Machine]]'' (SNES)
Cretaceous Period MTMNES.png|''Mario's Time Machine'' (NES)
DKR Dinosaur model.png|The green sauropod dinosaur from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
T-Rex (DDR).png|The yellow T-Rex from ''Diddy Kong Racing''
Tricky_DKR_ending.png|[[Tricky]], [[Pipsy]], and two other ''Triceratops'' in ''Diddy Kong Racing''
Ancient Lake DKRDS shot 2.png|''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
File:G&W-Chase.png|''[[Game & Wario]]''
File:SMO Cascade Brochure A.png|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
MKLHC Fossil Fields Course Icon.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 20:41, March 22, 2025

This article is about dinosaurs in general. For the group of characters from the WarioWare series, see the Dinosaurs. For the microgame in Game & Wario, see Dinosaur (microgame).
Dinosaur
「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシーのたまご」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg), page 5. Source: Internet Archive
Illustration of Dinosaur Land from the Yoshi Shogakukan guide book, featuring various dinosaur characters and turtles.
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) (overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) (Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Comparable
Notable members

Prehistoric nonavian dinosaurs have appeared in the Super Mario franchise. A few different dinosaur species exist in Mario's world, such as Yoshis, Birdos, and Rexes.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario World

Super Mario World takes place in Dinosaur Land, and is filled with many dinosaur-like creatures, such as Yoshis, Rexes, Reznors, Blarggs, and Dino-Rhinos.

Super Mario Odyssey

A T-Rex chasing Mario in Fossil Falls of Super Mario Odyssey.
A T-Rex chasing Mario in Super Mario Odyssey

In Super Mario Odyssey, T-Rexes appear sporadically, most notably in the Cascade Kingdom. The kingdom additionally features many dinosaur skeletons, most notably an enormous Triceratops.

Super Mario World television series

In the Super Mario World television series, dinosaurs appear throughout. Aside from the ones in the game it is based on, several others appear, notably the evil dinosaur.

Super Mario Bros. film

Dinohattan pests
Dinosaurs as they are depicted in the Super Mario Bros. film
Apatosaurus: You know, it just don't get no better than this.Triceratops: Yeah!Mike Nelson: Also true of the script, I'm afraid.
A Triceratops and Apatosaurus in the animated intro

In the Super Mario Bros. live-action film, an alternate, unnamed version of Earth is revealed to exist. This parallel Earth was brought into creation when the meteorite struck the true Earth 65 million years ago, causing spatial and dimensional disturbances, resulting in the creation of the alternate Earth. Some dinosaurs were then flung into this parallel world, while their kin went extinct on Earth.

On this Earth, various types of dinosaurs evolved into humanoid creatures, though some, such as Yoshi, seemed to have retained their reptilian forms. Aside from one rundown city, Dinohattan, this Earth is a desert wasteland, lacking various resources.

Mario's Time Machine

In the NES version of Mario's Time Machine, a Dinosaur Egg is stolen from the Cretaceous Period by Bowser. When Mario travels back in time to return it, several sauropod dinosaurs can be seen in the background. Additionally, in other versions of the game, the good endings feature Bowser travelling back in time to the Cretaceous Period and getting flattened by a dinosaur's foot.

Diddy Kong Racing

Ancient Lake
A dinosaur in Diddy Kong Racing

In Diddy Kong Racing, green sauropod dinosaurs appear as obstacles in tracks of Dino Domain, where they walk around a small area. Additionally, a yellow T-Rex appears exclusively in the intro, racing against Bumper. Tricky is also seen with two younger Triceratops in the ending: a pink one and a yellow one.

Mario Artist: Paint Studio

In Mario Artist: Paint Studio, six dinosaurs inhabit Dinosaur Land, where the player is able to take pictures of them. These dinosaurs include: a Brachiosaurus, a Velociraptor, a Stegosaurus, a T-Rex, a Triceratops, and a Gallimimus.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! / Mario Kart 7 / Mario Kart Tour

Main article: Noshi

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, sauropods called Nossies appear in Dino Dino Jungle. They reappear in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour, with their name now romanized as "Noshis".

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, a gate customization called "Dino Roar" added in version 1.1.0 resembles the skeleton of a dinosaur. It lets out a large roar and will slow down any kart that is in its path.

Yoshi's Crafted World

In Yoshi's Crafted World, there are four yellow Tyrannosaurus crafts made of origami paper found on the flip side of Poochy's Magma Run.

Game & Wario

A dinosaur is seen chasing a car or one or two athletes with the intent of eating them, in the Dinosaur microgame that forms part of Gamer and as a souvenir in the Cluck-A-Pop collection.

Gallery

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Diddy Kong Racing / Diddy Kong Racing DS
Playable characters Diddy Kong • Krunch • Drumstick • Bumper • Tiptup • T.T. • Pipsy • Timber • Banjoa • Conkera • Tiny Kongb • Dixie Kongb • Tajb • Wizpigb
Supporting characters Taj • Squawksb
Vehicles Car • Plane • Hovercraft
Bosses Tricky • Bluey • Bubbler • Smokey • Wizpig
Worlds Dino Domain • Snowflake Mountain • Sherbet Island • Dragon Forest • Future Fun Land • DK Islandb
Tracks Ancient Lake • Fossil Canyon • Jungle Falls • Hot Top Volcano • Everfrost Peak • Walrus Cove • Snowball Valley • Frosty Village • Whale Bay • Crescent Island • Pirate Lagoon • Treasure Caves • Windmill Plains • Greenwood Village • Boulder Canyon • Haunted Woods • Spacedust Alley • Darkmoon Caverns • Spaceport Alpha • Star City • Thunder Coveb • Meandering Mountb • Splashdown Passb • Strangled Shrineb
Boss tracks Tricky Challenge • Bluey Challenge • Bubbler Challenge • Smokey Challenge • Wizpig's First Strike • Wizpig Strikes Back
Challenge levels Fire Mountain • Icicle Pyramid • Darkwater Beach • Smokey Castle
Items & objects Bananaa • Coinb • Discovery Cardb • Golden Balloon • Power-Up Tokenb • Silver Coin • Taj Tokenb • Tree • T.T. amulet • Weapon Balloon • Wish Key • Wizpig amulet • Zipper
Other Ask Dan • Ask Uncle Tusk • Cold Crossword Challenge • Gallery (N64 · DS) • Glitches • Media • Quotes • Timber's Balloon Pop • Trophy Race • Wish Race
a Exclusive to Diddy Kong Racing
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