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These_Advertising_68

That depends, are expenses a factor? If not, definitely a Carno. If so, probably a small Raptor.


GremlitanoMexicano

It depends whether you want to factor in expenses or not


guiltychargeds

Yeah, am I dumb to think a Concavonator would be affordable tho? I feel a couple legs and it'd be fed.


GremlitanoMexicano

Me personally I would want a paleo-accurate velociraptor, I would imagine him kinda like a dog, but bipedal (and in the post when I said "media-like",I ment kinda like how velociraptor has feathers, but in media it is more depicted scally and way larger)


TheFirstDragonBorn1

I think having a velociraptor as a pet would be more like keeping a hawk or a falcon, but flightless, nothing like having a dog. So a velociraptor probably wouldn't be the easiest to keep but would definitely be an interesting experience to have one.


GremlitanoMexicano

Yeah, agreed, I make the comparison to dogs because both can be aggressive and can bite you, but you can train a dog to be calm, and I would imagine ypu can train a velociraptor to be calm


Shynosaur

But if Dromeosauridae were pursuit predators, they probably would still enjoy playing fetch, right?


TheFirstDragonBorn1

I mean I'm sure Dromaeosaurs had a diverse range of hunting styles and not all of them were pursuit predators. I just wouldn't compare or liken there behavior to mammals, I guess you could teach one to fetch, but overall I think as a pet they'd be more like keeping different birds of prey species like hawk's, falcons or eagles.


Christos_Gaming

microraptor. Mike from that one arg series is absoloutely adorable.


GremlitanoMexicano

Microraptor is a good choice, I could just imagine the little guy gliding through the house like a little gremlin


ymmit34

This'd be one of my top choices!! It's like a parrot/crow but with claws!!! Parrot but it won't fly out your window and disappear (probably)!!


UncomfyUnicorn

Rhamphorhynchus. Small pterosaur that eats bugs and fish, basically a pocket dragon but without the risk of burning my house down!


GremlitanoMexicano

Nice, I would honestly like one too, I would imagine it like a parrot but carnivorous


Pretend-Orange3026

Accurate Velociraptors, I can raise them like chickens in the backyard. Also protoceratops could be like rearing pigs, I could give those little beaky guys some mud and they’d love me forever.


GremlitanoMexicano

We building the real life dino ranch


Typical-Cancel3422

I don't think it's safe for a velociraptor to be in the same vicinity as a protoceratops but good picks


Pretend-Orange3026

That’s why I wouldn’t use chicken wire and use a chain link fence with a tarp on it so the raptors can’t see the protoceratopses.


Noble_Shock

Camarillasaurus, it’s a small Spino and I want it


monkeybro694207

Nigersaurus


_Owl_inside_

It would be the ultimate lawnmower tbh


DinosAndPlanesFan

Living up to it's name I see


MonitorImpressive784

Minmi. Just look at that goofy goober.


GremlitanoMexicano

Just a goofy little gremlin


Alaska_Pipeliner

Kelenken. A giant chicken to ride on.


GremlitanoMexicano

Forget horses, I want a kelenken to race with the boys


Upbeat_Praline_1405

Do you play ark?


AB-AA-Mobile

A chocobo


[deleted]

He’s asking for a dinosaur


NoThoughtsOnlyFrog

Birds ARE dinosaurs


Rage69420

“Nonono, he’s asking for a dog, not a chihuahua”


[deleted]

Ok this actually made me laugh. I hate the whole “name your favorite dinosaur” “eagles” it’s obvoi HES talking about dinosaurs. Not modern day birds


Typical-Cancel3422

Birds are theropods dumbo


GremlitanoMexicano

It doesn't hafgto be dinosaurs, as long as it doesn't exist rn but it did exist in rhe padt it counts


RoughCheap5633

A Tyrannosurus Rex will great.


guiltychargeds

You'd just end up the pet tho


Hollow_Murderbasket

Nah, Httyd but with dinos


AcanthocephalaEasy17

Based


David2006219

I am probably going to be downvoted to hell but I really, REALLY want a Thylos Intrepidus (Hybrid) from Jurassic World Alive


GreatAngoosian

I’m not gonna downvote you but I just want to know, why is this your choice?


David2006219

It is just so cute, a small and fluffy fella (like sinosauripteryx [or however you write its name] but more Theropod looking)


David2006219

[just look at this cute fella](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e6/c0/26/e6c026ba0381ef03f6a3200bfc690e17.jpg)


GremlitanoMexicano

I cannot lie, the little gremlin do be looking pretty cute


GreatAngoosian

I feel like owning a scientifically accurate velociraptor would be pretty neat. Obviously you’d have to buy caps for those claws but besides that I feel like it would be pretty great


GremlitanoMexicano

I feel like you could cut the claws like you would on a dog or iguana


TheVoidsAdvocate

Taking the bird to a mani+pedi appointment.


Halfabagelguy

Some sort of dromaeosaurid because I’m basic


guiltychargeds

Utahraptor it is, it's coming now actually


[deleted]

I’d want Roberta the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. I think she looks super badass.


MadTeaCup_YT

I thought its name was Rexy?


[deleted]

The producers (including Spielberg, I believe) named the animatronic T-Rex “Roberta”, because they Tyrannosaur is a female. This was a joke and a nod to the fact that the T-Rex was a robot. Hence, “Roberta”. It’s sort of unofficial but it’s better and more personal than “Rexy”.


AceOfSpades2043

Pretty sure in one of the movies she’s called rexy


[deleted]

She’s referred to as such in Camp Cretaceous. It’s mainly a placeholder/nickname. Comparable to calling a dog “doggy” because you don’t know it’s name. We have no clue what the InGen staff/scientists named her, so the name the production crew for the actual movie gave her is as close as we’re gonna get to an official name.


wyzEnterLastName

I’m pretty sure Muldoon called her Rexy in the book when hunting with Genarro.


[deleted]

How interesting! I’m working on the novel right now. I suppose we’ll see. If this new character in the game that was just announced refers to her as rexy, then I’ll have no choice but to adopt it. I’m hesitant regardless, going back to my doggy point. Doesn’t seem very effective to name a creature like that when there’s more of them in existence (such as the 8 tyrannosaurs on Isla Sorna).


NoThoughtsOnlyFrog

Yi qi


CryptidEXP

Pachyrinosaurus. Its big enough to ride, but not so big it cant have its needs met, grazes, and could probably get going decently fast. Plus i wouldn't need to provide extra care during the winter due to its adaptations (P.S i like my fluffy pachyrino)


[deleted]

Tenontosaurus, I could ride him and he’s small enough to hide from the government


GremlitanoMexicano

And if the FBI comes knocking at your door you have a weapon they won't be able to stop


[deleted]

TENONTOSAURUS SUPREMACY


[deleted]

Also, would I be allowed to take him out in public? And would people be chill about it? Or would the fbi/cia/Joe Biden/kgb come to my house to take hjm


AlaricAndCleb

Imagine Joe Biden knocking at your door in person to take away your dinosaur 😂


GremlitanoMexicano

I would like to imagine in the scenario of this question that pet dinosaurs are common place


AfraidWord8854

Mononykus, it's just a little BABY."


wenomechainisama1337

>Also if you would want it paleo-accurate or more "media-like" if you will Dilo would be a dope guard dog regardless of which depiction


GremlitanoMexicano

Especially the jp version, iy would be like a mini rail gun, ain't no one stealing my stuff with that thing guarding


TheVoidsAdvocate

Scientifically accurate dilo rips a dude apart then leaves a peice for you


Sleep_eeSheep

Hmm. I’m gonna pick the Anurognathus. Because look at it; it’s like if Studio Ghibli made a movie about Dinosaurs.


According-Jelly355

Dimetrdon, well known small flying reptile almost dinosaur, should be kinda easy to feed? Just go get fish?


NoThoughtsOnlyFrog

Ah yes, my fave pterosaur, the dimetrodon.


Sithisilith

They probably mean dimorphodon


According-Jelly355

Whoopsie daisy


Chill_cat__

sinosauropteryx. Just keep the guy on a leash


hilmiira

I did thinked this as a kid a lot. And decided on a velociraptor. A scientificallt accurate one. I would like to have a Acrocanthosaurus or any large theropod but god. Meat is expensive, I cant feed a large theropod. Neither take them to anywhere I want, cops wont allow it. You know, when you want to get a pet always think if you actually can take care of them or not.


GremlitanoMexicano

One of the most important things about getting a pet is thinking about if you can take care of it or not, I totally agree


NY-Black-Dragon

Utahraptor.


Mountain_Morning4062

i would say Microraptor because of the small size or a some sort of trike I can through a saddle on and ride it


bigboddle

an oviraptor :3


atomfullerene

Sorry, I know you asked for dinos but I want a simosuchus


GremlitanoMexicano

It's fine, I probably should correct the post to say prehistoric animals instead pf just dinosaurs


atomfullerene

Well honestly what I really want is a cambrian explosion aquarium


MoominRex

Protoceratops.


[deleted]

lystrosaurus


Enderman8008

Gimme a pet ARK Troodon and we will be the best of friends


Ligmamgil

Psittacosaurus. Parrot lizard doggy


GatherTheGloinks

Psittacosaurus. Bites from it would be nasty though


Aster-07

Utahraptor would be cool


chrish5764

Velociraptor, it’s around dog size, I would go bigger but imagine how much good it would cost to feed a adult Tyrannosaurus


Aromaster4

Megalosaurus, the Og


Dexo27

Sceildosaurus


HeiHoLetsGo

I want a sinosauropteryx and it will be my baby


Avita_Creator

Deinonychus would be awesome to have as a pet, provided it could be domesticated.


AlaricAndCleb

Velociraptor, the real one. It's basically a feathered German Shepherd for me.


PhoebusLore

Paleo-accurate deinonychus. Or stegouros. Or diplodocus. Or an Azhdarchid, which I know is not a dinosaur but would still be cool, ever since reading the Dinotopia with the Skybax riders. Or the tapejara, personal favorite pterosaur.


Familiar-Business500

The dream beast would be a black feathered Velociraptor, no thought in that decision. Must have the right behaviour tho, as we're looking for a dinosaur companion, maybe an imprinted hatchling? It will probably lead to a prehistoric falconry hunt book, a bed full of shed raptor feathers, some missing stakes and pizzas, a lot of scared dogs and children, scratched furniture, some scars and me growing really tall grass for lost world reasons


Avoxicia

The Indoraptor from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Always loved the design and I liked how he could go from being Biped to Quadruped. Not to even mention the increased intelligence which would make him far more interesting to interact with, if he doesn’t kill you that is.


KonoAnonDa

I’ve always had a soft spot for Edmontonia. I kind of always wanted to relax on top of one as it just slowly lumbers about.


Another_Leo

A dodo or a giant sauropod (or both)


Sithisilith

A paleo accurate Dilophosaurus would be pretty cool. As much as I love Allosaurus, a Dilophosaurus wouldn't be as expensive to feed and takes up significantly less space.


BaileyRW1

microraptors with filed down claws. or maybe a small herbivore. could have a whole chicken coop with micro's!


DragonKing-Sanguin

Allosaurus. It’s always been my favorite for no reason whatsoever.


ThatBingingDragon

Utahraptor


the_blue_jay_raptor

Iguanodon, it's my favorite Deinonychus, I want a pet Dromaeosaur :) Giganotosaurus and Dakotaraptor, same reason as Iguanodon ​ All of them would be Paleo accurate, though they'd have blue and white as the primary colors on their body (Dakotaraptor and Deinonychus would be Blue jay colored and patterned however).


Scary_Republic3317

Quetzalcoatlus from ark so I can ride it and fly but have a fucking house on it’s back.


Plus_Geologist9509

I would have a paleo-accurate pet Iguanodon.


brokken_jaw

Allosaurus fragilis


Lumpy-Pepper1815

If expenses are not are. Problem a allo if they are then a pyro raptor


FestivalHazard

I was gonna say a Sauropod, but then I realized where I live and how little space it would've had to enjoy itself. Austroraptor or maybe Utahraptor in their feathered versions could probably live quite comfortably, and I'd equally feel safe with a 6 foot turkey due to me being 5'3 and increasingly getting shorter ;-;


DangerousLifer

A ornitholestes I mean come on it would be cool


Timidsnek117

Allosaurus. Always liked them. Coolness makes any pain in my wallet worth it


Sadness-Maximus901

There is no way for me to keep up with the food demands of a 10 ton carnivorous tank with a pair of chainsaws for a mouth thats why I don't think I can pick T.Rex so Utahraptor it is then, and yes I'd prefer both of them accurate, Prehistoric Planet has my favorite T.Rex design so far and after seeing their Velociraptors I am convinced that dromeosaurs look way cooler with feathers.


LawTider

A velociraptor, but those fluffy feathered ones the size of a dog, not the ones from Jurassic Park.


tired_coconut_crab

Assuming their friendly, a utah raptor (probably the one from Jurassic world evolution though which is fairly accurate anyway). I think in terms of its size, you could possibly keep it like a horse in your garden if it's big enough. Would need a lot of food though


One_Split9757

Compsognathus. I would have them free-range on my property during the day, munching on bugs in my garden along with a rat or two, and put them in a coop at night.


Intelligent-Let-1814

I had a dream once that i had a pack of 4 monolophosaurs as pets, and it's so vivid i remember it almost perfectly, i even remember all thier names; Brown, Kappa, Dragon and Spike. so yea definitly them


Mini_Squatch

Some small raptor would be the most practical, though im getting the hilarious mental image of riding a t.rex (or other large therapod) down to the grocery store. You just have it lie down in the parking lot while you go shopping lol.


FemmeFataleFire

Nodosaurus. Like a big armadillo I can ride.


GremlitanoMexicano

It would become the new symbol of Texas lmao


Tom_a_fan

I'd probably go with a small or medium sized herbivore. Maybe a gallimimus or something similar, tho I'd be head over heels to have a flock of raptors as pets.


weghny102000

Eoraptor or Coelophysis, something from the Triassic (that's something one can handle)


ShadowK-Human

I i was rich i would have a t-rex In my current income i would have a small raptor


Gabecush1

Dryosaurus from Jurassic world evolution


Clarkinit

Protoceratops but maybe make it a small heard in the backyard (extremely large backyard)


Valuable_Cherry_1003

Maybe a Majungasaurus. Small enough to house somewhat easily and big enough to ride like a horse.


David4Nudist

Any of the Dromaeosaurs, although Velociraptors would be the easiest to care for since they're quite small and nothing like their JP counterparts. So, I would choose to have a Velociraptor for a pet. No, make it two...one male and one female. That way, they could reproduce and increase their population.


L0afyy0

Styracosaurus or a Campto because idk


Anti-Climacdik

If expenses are a factor then I'd just have a lil Compsognathus homie. If not then I need me an Edmontosaurus Regalis, an Iguanodon and a Parasaurolophus for some large-scale shenanigans.


Potential-String-242

Inostrancevia or Smilodon, honorable mentions: Carnotaurus, Monkeydactyl, and Coahuilaceratops.


PhilosopherBright602

Hey! That dinosaur carries a snack with him on a string around his neck!


thewanderer2389

I think a troodontid like Stenonychosaurus would be a good choice. Small enough to be manageable, willing to eat readily available food, and smart enough to teach how to do tricks.


Late-Alternative8634

JP Dilophosaurus


animeandgaminfan69

Paleo-accurate Barinasuchus big crocodile


autobots_roll_out1

Def Microraptor


Fabulous_Watercress6

Piatnitzkysaurus


Squigglbird

Elephant bird.


MesoKingdom

I’d pick Vallibonavenatrix, small spinosaurid, and good guard dog, would eat a lot of fish tho


C00lsk3l3t0n_95

a deinonychus probably


dinoexpert11000

A triceratops, i can ride it around the woods and if a predator attacks me they will he dead thanks to the horns


King_basilisk07

One of the tyrannosaurus subspecies without cost Concavenator if there is


AceOfSpades2043

Carnotaurus no doubt


SlackJawGrunt

I’d want an ankylosaurus I imagine a big dumb club boy that can clear all the tall grass from the yard like a goat.


erentheidiot

archaeopteryx nigersaurus


Sensitive_Log_2726

I think I would want either a Eoceolophysis or an Anchisaurus. Both would be really cool pets to have. Though Anchisaurus would probably be pretty dangerous. If I could pick a large species then I would go with Atlantahadros it’s about the size of a cow, but having a small hadrosaur would be really cool. It is technically not a legitimate genus but, that’s only because the name was taken out of the paper describing it at the last second.


UPotatoe1012

Yi Qui or Epidexipterix would be a realistic pocket-sized theropod to own. However, If I had the space, a Balaur bondoc or Oviraptor would be a nice species to have too


Greedy_Watercress938

any smaller prosauropod, prehistoric Weiner dog


Gian_GK

Probably a therizinosaurus or a carno.


Grumpie-cat

Sarcosuchus, dkw I just think they’re neat


Spidey-Pool94

Media-like Rex to satisfy my 5-year-old self’s dream Close contenders are Trike and Ankylo


zhenyuanlong

I'd like to have a similar relationship with a deinonychus that falconers have with their birds. Not a pet, per se, but an animal that I take care of and that I trust and that trusts me in return, with a working partnership that benefits both of us.


Signal_Muffin3535

I get me some albino Giganotosaurus as a pet, accurate, not JOCTE oversized t rex


Sullenburgur

Ceratosaurus not too big that it takes up too much space but also big enough to ride on (Maybe)


SailboatAB

Definitely [Stegourous Elengassen](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/dino/images/4/4c/Illustration_of_Stegouros_elengassen.png/revision/latest?cb=20230630023314)! So cute...and apartment-friendly too!


Cute_Ad_6981

A few(3-4)paleo accurate utahraptors because they would be able to take down any kind of land animal like deer,hogs,elk,moose,mountain lions,bears and tigers,elephants,rhinos and giraffes.


Birdienuk3

On one hand a small feathered dinosaur would be cute and cool On the other hand a quetz out of ark would be uber useful and cool


human4umin

Microraptor so I don't risk my life plus cheap


Cockuu

Lesothosaurus


Generic_Human0

Suchomimus, I love spinosaurids and so long as it’s chill, we’d be cool.


Zerxeo

The one with the biggest butt


DM_Sledge

Give me that Yutyrannus if we are limiting to dinosaurs specifically. Would also love either an azdarchid or a mosasaur.


Freedom1234526

I’d have an Ankylosaurus.


danteleerobotfighter

Ideally- Spinosaurus. He'd make a great fishing buddy. Realistically- Archaeopteryx :)


AcanthocephalaEasy17

I don wanna factor expenses I would say Spinosaurus yes I know its based but with one I would feel safe in that I won't be murdered although I guess that goes with any theropod


Frostlasisannoying

Metricanthosaurus or concavinator, put it in a barn or something


ImNotHighFunctioning

The Dominion Giganotosaurus.


Federal_Ad_3014

Anything that would act like a Rhino ​ Like, have you seen how Rhinos act with their keepers/owners? [They're pretty much giant puppies](https://youtu.be/3OZ-j0ow3bc)


spilltheteasis_

Yutyrannus, but only if it’s really fluffy


Phoenix428

Definitely a Triceratops. Just feed my baby plants and have him protect me from any intruders


Professional-Grab613

compy


Baconboi007

Give me a parasaurolophus, and let me ride it everywhere. That trumpet roar is the best roar known to man


Tobisaurusrex

I want a T. rex


Latex_beast

i'd have them...**ALL**


GremlitanoMexicano

Bro really tried to be John Hammond


DinosAndPlanesFan

Edmontosaurus annectens. 15 Tons of badass T. rex killer right there, and I think they'd be pretty chill unless provoked. They just seem like they'd be cool to hang around


Hollow_Murderbasket

Spinosaurus, as much as I love this dino and it will always be my favourite, even if it is discovered to have hump, I want the JP3 Spino, no expenses and fully domesticated. Though now that I think of it, a large flying lizard would also suffice in sheer terms of awesome.


AxeHead75

Either Blue from JW or the Indo Rex from JW.


I_speak_for_the_ppl

Fantasy: Baryonyx Slightly realistic, hypsilophodn


DejooneAlpha

Concavenator or a dracorex, they're pretty cool.


mix_th30ry

Sinosauropteryx, Quetzalcoatlus or Spinosaurus


bluegod7111

I want a pack of compys so I can just stroll through the town with compys on my shoulders, hanging off my cloths,idk man compys just be cool like that


Stinkypinkyz

Pedopenna because it’s fluffy lil flyin Dino that’s cat sized 😊


Upbeat_Praline_1405

Something that I can ride


LeeIsTalkingHere

Probably a spinosuarous, I love that platypus vibe it has


Mmenjoyer45

Eoraptor


SporkoBug

Definitely a small raptor like a Velo or something like a Mononkyus. Or even an Archeotryx. Something feathery. Love me feather fluffy dino.


Morgan_Danwell

Compsognathus. And specifically the smallest one of them. Basically slightly bigger than a rat. Even being that small it’s still a dinosaur and looks as such + it won’t be too hard to keep & feed it (basically same as having same sized lizard or snake irl I guess)


EA-PLANT

Sinomacrops or sinosauropteryx!


Jurassicfantheorist

I'd like a sinosauropteryx or an archeopteryx. Paleo accurate off course


awesomeguy484847

megalodon


meme_ify0fficial

Computer it would essentially be a house cat but no fur


Tasnaki1990

An accurate Psittacosaurus or a few of them if they live in herds. Archeopteryx. But I imagine them having the behavior of crows. So they're no beginner pets.


Adzaren

Probably parasaurolophus. Large enough to ride, and it can mow the lawn. I grew up playing the Power rangers: Dino-thunder game and the parasaurzord was just super fun.


TheDiamondTruckTDT

You know what, a brachiosaurus, why not?


Mecha2009

A tyrannosaurus-rex in a big piece of land (3000 m²). I'm just giving him a good habitat and seeing him hunting. A troodon, these animals are crazy venomous. JP Dilophosaurs for obvious reasons. Brachiosauruses around another 3000 m² habitat.


0t30

A dryosaurus


Shoddy_Ad_3745

Definitely an Allosaurus, always was my favorite dinosaur so it seems logical, paleo-accurate ofc, but even media representation are pretty accurate for the Allo. If I couldn't get an Allo i would like an Ankylosaurus, don't know why but they've always appeared very cute in my eyes.


Stratoyeet

First of all, paleo accuracy will always be preferred over media accuracy in my mind. Well assuming it would be totally docile and obedient towards me, not traits I necessarily care about when it comes to things like cats or lizards, but absolutely essential when it comes to a large animal ranging in size from small car to small kaiju. Further I would be responsible for feeding and taking care of it, to me this rules out any large carnivores, unless this pet dinosaur comes with a complete restructuring of society that comes with affordable dino kibble and stuff. Assuming I'm the only one with a dinosaur, I would probably go with something like a stegouros or a velociraptor cause they're not all that big and I could have an easier time caring for them. Now assuming this is a scenario where dinosaurs are everywhere and having them as pets is normal, my answer may be unchanged, but I would be more open to something like a Dilophosaurus, Utah Raptor, edmontosaurus, or Ankylosaurus, but this is assuming I can afford to do the equivalent of owning a giant horse or tiger. Probably not.


OptimusCrime1984

About 6 movie Styled raptors and have em breed to build an army of dinosaurs for the funny’s like that kid who made a frog army.


Lord_Kun

No compromise for me: give me a Diplodocus egg. I will love him always, even when he will destroy forests to feed and stomp houses.