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Iguanodon. Also known as the Bro-asaurus.

No contest.

I have a soft spot for two dinos because of videogames:

• Giganotosaurus: Because Dino Crisis 2. I mean, I know that its size was greatly exaggerated, but I'll never forget how damn frightening it was when you were about to fight the T. rex and suddenly, bam!, a fucking thing twice it's size appeared and kicked its ass like it was nothing.

• Utahraptor. Many years ago, there was a little game called "Primal Prey", where you could go back in time and hunt for dinos. I thought (again) that the T. rex would be the most frightening, but when I got to the part where you have to hunt for the Utahraptor, oh boy, I almost pissed myself because this dude appeared behind me out of nowhere and killed me in an instant. Since then I've really liked this species.

Technically not a dinosaur but a Pterosaur, but still, Quetzalcoatlus https://dino.fandom.com/wiki/Quetzalcoatlus.

Would make my morning commute way more fun.

When I was a kid I really liked allosaurus. Everyone knew and liked tyrannosaurus, which made him too mainstream. I also had a book with really cool visualisation of allosaurus which helped me to prefer this bad mf.

Pachycephalosaurus the thick headed one

Camarasaurus, because I found a tooth of one while volunteering on a dig site

Triceratops. The only thing wrong with rhinos are that they have too few horns and not enough armor plating.

Sauropods because BIG

But really, I mean look at those things!! They traveled together in herds and the size of them meant that as they walked, the strata of the earth was fucking shuffled. How cool is that?????

Therazinosaurus. What even is this thing? Look at this big pokey boi:

I like the triceratops. Having three pointy bits makes it 50% more awesome than rhinos.

Quetzalcoatlus. Technically it isn't a dinosaur but that makes it - and me accordingly - even more special.

I have a few.

By far the frontrunner is Parasaurolophus. Hadrosaurs are cool, Lambeosaurid Hadrosaurs are cooler. Not to besmirch my boy Edmontosaurus tho. The biggest Hadrosaur is also on my list.

I am also a big fan of the Borealopelta. This is a Nodosaurid Ankylosaur, meaning it has shoulder spikes instead of a tail club. I like this guy because of the story of its discovery, as well as the fantastic display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Also helps that it's the most intact armored dino ever found.

Finally there is the Regaliceratops. Like a Triceratops, but with a super fun crown!

There any love here for Icthyosaurus?

Just looks like a big derpy lemony shaped dolphin, with a snoot that 76% more boopable.

Troodon. Little dudes that were thought to be smart, formed communities, had weird teeth, and have been the cause of multiple controversies over classification or existing at all. So, tiny trouble makers.

Spinosaurus.

Because it stymies paleontologists seemingly every time one of them tries to figure it out.

Hell yeah, Ankylosaurus! That little doom wagon has been my favorite since I was a little kid!

Really surprised to see that he inspired the post to begin with, as most people don't know what it is!