In 2020, a T-Rex fossil called “Stan” sold for a whopping 31,8 million dollars. Before that, we had Barney The Purple Dinosaur, and Ice Age. And who hasn’t heard of Jurassic Park? First released in 1993, Steven Spielberg’s trilogy, and the Jurassic World trilogy that followed, have grossed over 6 billion dollars at the box office worldwide. Yet another Jurassic movie is set to hit our screens on July 2, 2025. While we wait for that, Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of the coolest dinosaur tattoos, as shared by people on the internet. Don’t miss our interview with an expert paleontologist, who literally digs dinosaurs. Now while that might be cute and slightly true, it’s not 100% accurate and more than a bit out of date. But it does go to show that no matter your age, you probably know a thing or two about the giant prehistoric reptiles that once roamed earth.
First, I wanted to know if Chapelle had any dinosaur tattoos of her own. Despite being a walking dinosaur thesaurus, Chapelle revealed that she doesn’t. “I don’t have any tattoos. But if I were to get one, it would be one of a proudly South African dinosaur!” she exclaimed. Born and bred in South Africa, the scientist’s work has taken her around the world. “The fossils could only be found when the water levels were really low, allowing us to walk the shores of the islands. But far away from the water’s edge, and only during the day because of the many crocodiles and hippos that inhabit the area.”
He or she was believed to have been almost five feet tall at hip height and tipped the scales at 859 pounds. The long-necked dinosaur was also found to be a vegan who likely had family in Argentina and South Africa. In modern times, they’d probably make a really unique and interesting tattoo.
“Most dinosaurs are not like anything we see in the world today,” she answered. “They were so diverse, and came in all sorts of wonderfully weird shapes, and of course really impressive sizes!” It was coined by a British chap, who happened to be Oxford University’s first geology professor. “On February 20th 1824, William Buckland described the first dinosaur species Megalosaurus and presented it to the Geological Society of London,” explained Chapelle. The Megalosaurus was a giant, meat eating dinosaur that looked like a lizard and walked (or ran) on its hind legs. You might have seen him on some of the tattoos.
It was through Buckland’s research that the mystery was finally solved. Since then, around a thousand species of dinosaurs have been named. We can also sleep a bit easier knowing that fire-breathing dragons and one-eyed giants were mere mythical monsters. “During their time on Earth, dinosaurs experienced several mass extinctions. The most famous one is the end-Cretaceous extinction around 65 million years ago, which wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs. But way before that, around 201 million years ago, is the end-Triassic extinction. This led to the disappearance of ~76% of species on Earth,” elaborated Chapelle. “Although still debated, the current consensus is that large and widespread volcanic eruptions… were the cause. After the end-Triassic extinction, dinosaurs became the dominant animals on Earth.” “Dinosaurs are still around today. In fact, they are the most diverse group of land vertebrates. Birds! Birds are direct descendants of the group of meat eating dinosaurs known as theropods, which include animals like T. rex.” It turns out we need look no further than the sky, to be teleported back to the time of the tremendous Tyrannosaurus rex. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
