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* Pioneering filmmaker D.W. Griffith's 1914 film ''Brute Force'' shows a group of cavemen attacked by a dinosaur.
* Pioneering filmmaker D.W. Griffith's 1914 film ''Brute Force'' shows a group of cavemen attacked by a dinosaur.
* From ''[[Puma Man]]'':
* From ''[[Puma Man]]'':
{{quote| So dinosaurs became extinct because they no longer knew how to love each other?}}
{{quote|So dinosaurs became extinct because they no longer knew how to love each other?}}
* In ''[[Batman and Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'', Mr. Freeze knows absolute zero about what killed the dinosaurs.
* In ''[[Batman and Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'', Mr. Freeze knows absolute zero about what killed the dinosaurs.
{{quote| '''Freeze''': ''The Ice Age!''}}
{{quote|'''Freeze''': ''The Ice Age!''}}




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*** Possibly justified if the dinos are ''smarter'' than the humans gave them credit for, and have learned to associate the appearance and scent of human keepers with their daily delivery of food. Might ''T. rex'' have kept chasing the little squealing scampering things because she was used to them depositing a few hundred pounds of prime rib in front of her?
*** Possibly justified if the dinos are ''smarter'' than the humans gave them credit for, and have learned to associate the appearance and scent of human keepers with their daily delivery of food. Might ''T. rex'' have kept chasing the little squealing scampering things because she was used to them depositing a few hundred pounds of prime rib in front of her?
** Mentioned in Stephen Jay Gould's ''Dinosaur In A Haystack'':
** Mentioned in Stephen Jay Gould's ''Dinosaur In A Haystack'':
{{quote| '''Gould:''' Why did you put a Cretaceous dinosaur on the cover of '''''Jurassic''' Park''?<br />
{{quote|'''Gould:''' Why did you put a Cretaceous dinosaur on the cover of '''''Jurassic''' Park''?
'''Crichton:''' Oh my god, I never thought of that. We were just playing around with different cover designs and [[Rule of Cool|this was the one that looked best]]. }}
'''Crichton:''' Oh my god, I never thought of that. We were just playing around with different cover designs and [[Rule of Cool|this was the one that looked best]]. }}
** The sequel lampshades it with a character who points out several of the problems with the original, and comes up with a few guesses on what else could have caused things like the T-Rex acting like it couldn't see them.
** The sequel lampshades it with a character who points out several of the problems with the original, and comes up with a few guesses on what else could have caused things like the T-Rex acting like it couldn't see them.
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** Shortly after that strip, ''Jurassic Park'' came out, and Watterson stopped putting dinosaurs in the strip for a time so that they wouldn't be negatively compared to the CGI.
** Shortly after that strip, ''Jurassic Park'' came out, and Watterson stopped putting dinosaurs in the strip for a time so that they wouldn't be negatively compared to the CGI.
** Of course, Watterson doesn't let accuracy get in the way of [[Rule of Cool]]. Say it with me: [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|''TYRANNOSAURS IN F-14s!'']]
** Of course, Watterson doesn't let accuracy get in the way of [[Rule of Cool]]. Say it with me: [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|''TYRANNOSAURS IN F-14s!'']]
{{quote| '''Calvin:''' "This is '''''so''''' cool!"<br />
{{quote|'''Calvin:''' "This is '''''so''''' cool!"
'''Hobbes:''' "This is '''''so''''' stupid." }}
'''Hobbes:''' "This is '''''so''''' stupid." }}
** Watterson amusingly subverted and lampshaded this trope when Calvin and his parents visit a natural history museum. Calvin's mom asks him (in that typical way that moms do when they're trying to encourage their kids to talk about something they like) to tell her about the Stegosaurus statue outside. Calvin goes into a long (and scientifically accurate) explanation of the most likely habits and characteristics of Stegosaurs, until his mom tries to humor him further by asking if the T. rex and the Stegosaurus used to fight each other, leading to this outburst:
** Watterson amusingly subverted and lampshaded this trope when Calvin and his parents visit a natural history museum. Calvin's mom asks him (in that typical way that moms do when they're trying to encourage their kids to talk about something they like) to tell her about the Stegosaurus statue outside. Calvin goes into a long (and scientifically accurate) explanation of the most likely habits and characteristics of Stegosaurs, until his mom tries to humor him further by asking if the T. rex and the Stegosaurus used to fight each other, leading to this outburst:
{{quote| '''Calvin:''' "Of course not, Mom! The Stegosaurus lived millions of years before the T. rex! [[Serious Business|Jeez, try not to embarrass me when we go inside, okay?]]"}}
{{quote|'''Calvin:''' "Of course not, Mom! The Stegosaurus lived millions of years before the T. rex! [[Serious Business|Jeez, try not to embarrass me when we go inside, okay?]]"}}
* Let's not forget about ''[[BC]]'', perhaps one of the most [[Egregious]] examples of a newspaper comic that has both dinosaurs and humans. Incidentally, though the creator was a self-proclaimed Christian fundamentalist, the scientific shortcomings seem to be less because of his beliefs and more for [[Anachronism Stew]] [[Played for Laughs]]<ref>The strip was started about two decades before he even had his conversion anyway.</ref>.
* Let's not forget about ''[[BC]]'', perhaps one of the most [[Egregious]] examples of a newspaper comic that has both dinosaurs and humans. Incidentally, though the creator was a self-proclaimed Christian fundamentalist, the scientific shortcomings seem to be less because of his beliefs and more for [[Anachronism Stew]] [[Played for Laughs]]<ref>The strip was started about two decades before he even had his conversion anyway.</ref>.
* ''[[Alley Oop]]'', starting in 1932, with his pet, Dinny. Before Television!
* ''[[Alley Oop]]'', starting in 1932, with his pet, Dinny. Before Television!
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== Web Comics ==
== Web Comics ==
* There's another "Raptor" who looks like he's just walked off the set of ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' in the Webcomic ''~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja~''. However, given that the story that introduces Yoshi also includes Raptor-riding banditos, a conspiracy involving Ronald McDonald and MySpace, and a man whose incredible abdominal muscles have somehow transformed into a built-in jetpack (not to mention the eponymous character, the only physician in a long line of legendary Irish Ninjas whose office is in the middle of a haunted forest and whose secretary is a gorilla), once again, the [[MST3K Mantra]] is in full effect.
* There's another "Raptor" who looks like he's just walked off the set of ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' in the Webcomic ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''. However, given that the story that introduces Yoshi also includes Raptor-riding banditos, a conspiracy involving Ronald McDonald and MySpace, and a man whose incredible abdominal muscles have somehow transformed into a built-in jetpack (not to mention the eponymous character, the only physician in a long line of legendary Irish Ninjas whose office is in the middle of a haunted forest and whose secretary is a gorilla), once again, the [[MST3K Mantra]] is in full effect.
** Not to mention the "birdasaurus" in a later plot line, lampshaded with the mouseover "I hope my completely made up out of my mind with no reference whatsoever way of drawing the birdosaurus doesn't upset any of you junior paleontologists."
** Not to mention the "birdasaurus" in a later plot line, lampshaded with the mouseover "I hope my completely made up out of my mind with no reference whatsoever way of drawing the birdosaurus doesn't upset any of you junior paleontologists."
** Apparently the author still gets regular emails complaining about this, as he defensively mentions in a [[Note From Ed]] in [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/20p15 this comic].
** Apparently the author still gets regular emails complaining about this, as he defensively mentions in a [[Note From Ed]] in [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/20p15 this comic].
** Taken to absurd extremes with the horrorsaurus, a wingless, flying, [[Combat Tentacles|tentacled]] monstrosity with four eyes. That one may have been artificially created by the other dinosaurs though.
** Taken to absurd extremes with the horrorsaurus, a wingless, flying, [[Combat Tentacles|tentacled]] monstrosity with four eyes. That one may have been artificially created by the other dinosaurs though.
* ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'' has a T-Rex, a Dromiceiomimus, and a Utahraptor, grossly out of scale. The fact that they're talking is a good sign that it's not supposed to be exactly realistic. There's also the house, car, and woman getting stepped on to indicate something's not right with the timing. It often lampshades the concept, as well:
* ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'' has a T-Rex, a Dromiceiomimus, and a Utahraptor, grossly out of scale. The fact that they're talking is a good sign that it's not supposed to be exactly realistic. There's also the house, car, and woman getting stepped on to indicate something's not right with the timing. It often lampshades the concept, as well:
{{quote| '''T-Rex:''' Guess what I got last night? A dog! Did you know that dogs and dinosaurs co-existed?<br />
{{quote|'''T-Rex:''' Guess what I got last night? A dog! Did you know that dogs and dinosaurs co-existed?
'''Dromiceiomimus:''' Yes, I accepted it without questioning! }}
'''Dromiceiomimus:''' Yes, I accepted it without questioning! }}
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] and more or less (anachronism aside) averted in the [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=996 guest comic] by Aaron Diaz. And then it is deliberately double subverted...
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] and more or less (anachronism aside) averted in the [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=996 guest comic] by Aaron Diaz. And then it is deliberately double subverted...
** It's actually possible to avert this by typing "&butiwouldratherbereading=somethingmorehistoricallyaccurate" after the comic of your choice. (Or at least avert to a greater degree. Pennaceous feathers on ''T. rex'' is unlikely, but at least they ''have'' feathers.) [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2&butiwouldratherbereading=somethingmorehistoricallyaccurate Here's an example.]
** It's actually possible to avert this by typing "&butiwouldratherbereading=somethingmorehistoricallyaccurate" after the comic of your choice. (Or at least avert to a greater degree. Pennaceous feathers on ''T. rex'' is unlikely, but at least they ''have'' feathers.) [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2&butiwouldratherbereading=somethingmorehistoricallyaccurate Here's an example.]
* ''[[Xkcd]]'' has ''[[Jurassic Park]]''-style Velociraptors, which the author found traumatizing upon seeing said film.
* ''[[Xkcd]]'' has ''[[Jurassic Park]]''-style Velociraptors, which the author found traumatizing upon seeing said film.
* ''~8-Bit Theater~'' does a ''brilliant'' [[Lampshade Hanging]] in [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2005/10/11/episode-610-logic/ this] strip. Also counts as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] ([[Crowning Moment of Funny|and Funny]]).
* ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'' does a ''brilliant'' [[Lampshade Hanging]] in [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2005/10/11/episode-610-logic/ this] strip. Also counts as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] ([[Crowning Moment of Funny|and Funny]]).
* [[Karate Bears]] finds dinosaurs sometimes. [http://www.karatebears.com/2011/08/whats-all-this.html like here] [http://www.karatebears.com/2011/07/creationism.html they also supposedly once coexisted with dinosaurs]
* [[Karate Bears]] finds dinosaurs sometimes. [http://www.karatebears.com/2011/08/whats-all-this.html like here] [http://www.karatebears.com/2011/07/creationism.html they also supposedly once coexisted with dinosaurs]


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* One episode of ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' show that dinosaurs really came from outer space and are really small and intelligent but Earth's food made them grew big and stupid. That was what really caused the dinosaurs' extinction.
* One episode of ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' show that dinosaurs really came from outer space and are really small and intelligent but Earth's food made them grew big and stupid. That was what really caused the dinosaurs' extinction.
* [[Phineas and Ferb]] tend to run headlong into this trope whenver their daily shenanigans bring them in contact with dinosaurs. For example, the episode where the boys ([[And Zoidberg|and Candace]]) travel back in time, they encounter sauropods living in swamps (an idea that has been disproven since the fifties) and has a ''[[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]'' with ''[[You Fail Biology Forever|three fingers]]''. Not to mention they say they went back over three-hundred million years. [[wikipedia:Carboniferous|Three hundred million years, huh?]]
* [[Phineas and Ferb]] tend to run headlong into this trope whenver their daily shenanigans bring them in contact with dinosaurs. For example, the episode where the boys ([[And Zoidberg|and Candace]]) travel back in time, they encounter sauropods living in swamps (an idea that has been disproven since the fifties) and has a ''[[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]'' with ''[[You Fail Biology Forever|three fingers]]''. Not to mention they say they went back over three-hundred million years. [[wikipedia:Carboniferous|Three hundred million years, huh?]]
{{quote| '''Phineas''': Hey ''[[Tyrannosaurus Rex|T. rex]]'', aren't you a little young to be hanging around in the Carboniferous?<br />
{{quote|'''Phineas''': Hey ''[[Tyrannosaurus Rex|T. rex]]'', aren't you a little young to be hanging around in the Carboniferous?<br />
'''[[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]''': Why, yes, [[Running Gag|yes I am]]. }}
'''[[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]''': Why, yes, [[Running Gag|yes I am]]. }}
** This trope is played straight again in the episode "Lizard Whisperer", where the boys' American chameleon ([[Somewhere a Herpetologist Is Crying|which is a whole other trope in and of itself]]) is enlarged to gigantic sizes, and the boys call it a dinosaur. This one, however, is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]].
** This trope is played straight again in the episode "Lizard Whisperer", where the boys' American chameleon ([[Somewhere a Herpetologist Is Crying|which is a whole other trope in and of itself]]) is enlarged to gigantic sizes, and the boys call it a dinosaur. This one, however, is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]].
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