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

Would make my morning commute way more fun.

At this moment it is the stegosaurus. The tiny ass head, huge plates down the back, thunder thighs, and thagomizer named by a cartoonist is just awesome sauce.

Plus there are more millions of years between the stegosaurus and the tyrannosaurus than between the tyrannosaurus and humans.

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?????

Stegos all the way. 🥰

Stegosaurus. Cant beat the classic. Though Iguanodon is close second.

Chicken ofc 🍗

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.

You gave the correct answer. Done.

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.

No contest.

Protoceratops because I am completely convinced they would be cool hanging out on the couch, playing fetch, and otherwise acting like a dinosaur house pet.

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!

Just discovered postosuchus, which is a bipedal croc and as an Aussie I'm obliged to love crocodiles. What? It isn't a dinosaur?

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.

Steggy sore ass

Stegosaurus. Back plates, tail spikes, and dat thick booty.