Since the coining of the word "dinosaur" in 1842, dinosaurs have served as a cornerstone of paleontology in popular culture. The non-avian dinosaurs featured in books, films, television programs, artw
Models recreating a fight between Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex. Epic battles that might have occurred are a popular theme.
A large model of Brachiosaurus in Rishon LeZion's Cinema City, Israel.
Protoceratops skeleton at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center
According to Adrienne Mayor, the use of tridactyl tracks as decoration in Native American costumes, as seen during this Hopi snake dance, were probably inspired by dinosaur tracks
Tyrannosaurus rex is unique among dinosaurs in its place in modern culture; paleontologist Robert Bakker has called it "the most popular dinosaur among people of all ages, all cultures, and all nation
Cultural depictions of dinosaurs
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Tyrannosaurus facing off with Triceratops, Charles R. Knight mural at the Field Museum in Chicago, 1928
First restoration of a Tyrannosaurus (holotype CM 9380) skeleton ever published 1905
Tyrannosaurus confronts a family of Triceratops. Charles R. Knight painting for the American Museum of Natural History in 1919, before his famous mural at the Field Museum
Stop-motion Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops from The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918)