Changes: Dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs are recurring characters in Calvin and Hobbes. They are a running gag and plot device in Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin, like most boys his age, is fascinated by prehistory and paleontology, even conducting amateur fossil digs. Dinosaurs are subject matter for many of his fantasies, and sometimes appear as alter egos. Calvin pretends to be dinosaurs in many of his comics.

Note: For the purposes of this article – and in line with Calvin's knowledge – pterosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles will be considered dinosaurs.

List of dinosaurs featured in Calvin and Hobbes

Allosaurus
Apatosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Brontosaurus
"Calvinosaurus"
Centrosaurus
Chasmosaurus
Small Coelurosaur - possibly Troodon
Corythosaurus
Deinonychus
Dimorphodon
Diplodocus
A hadrosaur - possibly Edmontosaurus
Parasaurolophus
Plesiosaurus
Pteranodon
Pterodactylus
Quetzalcoatlus
Rhamphorhynchus
Stegosaurus
Styracosaurus
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus rex
Ultrasauros

Contexts

Dinosaurs appear in different contexts in the strip. Calvin may imagine himself as a dinosaur, apparently persuaded that his fantasy is a reality, evidenced by how he bites his mom in one strip, and attempts to fly like a pterodactyl in another. Calvin may also simply be daydreaming about dinosaurs, whether in the Mesozoic Era or in a modern setting (dinosaurs are pictured attacking a town and a museum).

Dinosaur book

The Dinosaur book is a book on dinosaurs that Calvin is seen reading in some strips.

One time, Calvin is seen reading it while Hobbes is digging a hole that Calvin is in.
Another time, the book is thrown in a trash can when Calvin imagines himself as a T-rex attacking a dinosaur but failing (in reality, Calvin throwing a snowball at Susie Derkins, who then chases him around angrily).

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+[[File:Dinosaurs.jpeg|thumb|250px|Dinosaurs (''Diplodocus'' as described in the corresponding comic strip) on the back cover of Scientific Progress Goes Boink.]]'''Dinosaurs''' are recurring characters in Calvin and Hobbes. They are a running gag and plot device in [[Calvin and Hobbes]]. Calvin, like most boys his age, is fascinated by prehistory and paleontology, even conducting amateur fossil digs. Dinosaurs are subject matter for many of his fantasies, and sometimes appear as alter egos. Calvin pretends to be dinosaurs in many of his comics.
+<p style="text-align: right">Note: For the purposes of this article – and in line with Calvin's knowledge – pterosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles will be considered dinosaurs.</p>
-'''Dinosaurs''' were a group of unique reptiles that lived during the [[Mesozoic Era]]. Dinosaurs are one of [[Calvin]]'s favorite topics, and he often [[daydream]]s about them. He also wants to be a [[Wikipedia:Paleontologist|paleontologist]] and is frequently found digging holes in the ground near his home in search of fossils. Calvin will occasionally pretend to be a dinosaur, and it is difficult to coerce him out of this state. He also [[Time Machine|time travels]] to the Mesozoic Era once, and comes across a single, enormous sauropod dinosaur.
+==List of dinosaurs featured in Calvin and Hobbes==
-==Dinosaurs/pterosaurs appearing in strips==
+* ''Allosaurus''
-* ''[[File:Styracosaurus_rider.png|thumb|In many strips, Calvin imagines himself interacting with the dinosaurs.]]Allosaurus''
 * ''Apatosaurus''
-* ''[[Calvinosaurus]]''
+* ''Brachiosaurus''
+* ''Brontosaurus''
+* "''[[Calvinosaurus]]''"
 * ''Centrosaurus''
 * ''Chasmosaurus''
-* Small Coelurosaur - possibly ''Troodon''
+* Small ''Coelurosaur'' - possibly ''Troodon''
 * ''Corythosaurus''
 * ''Deinonychus''
+* ''Dimorphodon''
 * ''Diplodocus''
+* A hadrosaur - possibly ''Edmontosaurus''
-* ''Hadrosaurus''
 * ''Parasaurolophus''
-* ''Pteranodon''
+* ''Plesiosaurus''
+* ''[[Pteranodon]]''
+* ''Pterodactylus''
 * ''Quetzalcoatlus''
 * ''Rhamphorhynchus''
 * ''Stegosaurus''
 * ''Styracosaurus''
-* ''Triceratops''
+* ''[[Triceratops]]''
 * ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex]]''
-* ''Ultrasaurus''
+* ''[[Ultrasauros]]''
 ==Contexts==
+Dinosaurs appear in different contexts in the strip. [[Calvin]] may imagine himself as a dinosaur, apparently persuaded that his fantasy is a reality, evidenced by how he bites [[Calvin's mother|his mom]] in one strip, and attempts to fly like a pterodactyl in another. [[Calvin]] may also simply be daydreaming about dinosaurs, whether in the [[Mesozoic Era]] or in a modern setting (dinosaurs are pictured attacking a town and a museum).
-Dinosaurs appear in different contests in the strip.
-== Dinosaurs book ==
+== Dinosaur book ==
-The '''Dinosaurs book''' is a book that Calvin has that has apeared in some strips.
+The '''Dinosaur book''' is a book on dinosaurs that Calvin is seen reading in some strips.
 *One time, Calvin is seen reading it while Hobbes is digging a hole that Calvin is in.
 *Another time, the book is thrown in a trash can when Calvin imagines himself as a T-rex attacking a dinosaur but failing (in reality, Calvin throwing a snowball at [[Susie Derkins]], who then chases him around angrily).
+[[Category:Running gags]]
+[[Category:Dinosaurs]]
-{{stub}}
-[[Category:Dinosaurs| ]]
+[[Category:Recurring characters]]
-[[Category:Animals]]
+[[Category:Prehistoric reptiles]]
+[[Category:Characters]]