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* ''[[Ice Age]] 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' features a mother ''T. rex'', who turns out not to be that bad at all. In fact, even she is afraid of the film's real [[Big Bad]], a huge white ''Baryonyx'' (related to ''Spinosaurus'', but lacking a sail) that goes by the unlikely name of [[Fluffy the Terrible|Rudy]]. That still doesn't stop her from coming back in the end and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|kicking his ass]].
* The Carnotaurus in Disney's ''[[Dinosaur]]'' is another (particularly banal) example of the "Pseudo-Rex" trope in action. While much smaller than ''T. rex'' in reality, the filmmakers beefed it up to tyrannosaur size in the film, resulting in something kids ended up calling a ''T. rex'' anyway. This issue is compounded by the fact that the animatics for the film depict a ''T. rex'' in place of the Carnotaurus, suggesting that the filmmakers merely shoehorned the Carno's into a role originally written for ''T. rex''. Considering the film is set in North America, where the ''T. rex'' lived but ''not the Carnotaurus'', the ''T. rex'' would actually be more accurate. [[Hand Wave|Handwaved]] by Kron being surprised about the Carno being "this far North". No kidding.
* [[Call a Rabbit a Smeerp|Sharptooth]] is the antagonist in ''[[The Land Before Time]]'', and
** Both characters, unsurprisingly, are the franchise's premier [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Ensemble Darkhorses]]. This would lead to Chomper becoming one of the main characters in the TV show spinoff, and Sharptooth becoming a [[Fountain of Expies]] to the series as a whole. Many villains in the sequels and show are some flavor of Sharptooth, looking far more like T. Rex than the dinosaurs they're supposed to represent while boasting a "Kill and eat EVERYTHING" personality in the vein of their inspiration.
== Films -- Live-Action ==
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