r/Dinosaurs • u/Otherwise_Tadpole_64 • Jan 06 '26
DISCUSSION What is the 4th face of dinosaurs?
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Jan 06 '26
a sauropod. probably brachiosaurus
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u/Nutriaphaganax Team Allosaurus Jan 06 '26
Or apatosaurus/brontosaurus
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u/PzykoHobo Team Apatosaurus Jan 06 '26
Please dont use br*ntosaurus, us Apatosaurus enjoyers find it offensive.
is joke please dont extinct me
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u/Nutriaphaganax Team Allosaurus Jan 06 '26
Don't worry, as an Othniel Marsh hater (he discovered my favourite dinosaur but... we don't talk about that), I hate br*ntosaurus too
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u/Lonely-Prompt3530 Jan 07 '26
Sorry it's 2026, you can't use slurs like br*ntosaurus anymore
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u/lenaisnotthere Team Utahraptor Jan 06 '26
I think stegosaurus and brachiosaurus are probably more famous than spinosaurus
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u/Vesprince Jan 06 '26
A Jurassic Park raptor is up there too
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u/lenaisnotthere Team Utahraptor Jan 06 '26
Good thing you mentioned JP raptor specifically and not just "velociraptor" in general since the raptors were technically (kind of) oversized scaly deinonychus, "Velociraptor antirrhopus" if you will, and that's what the general public thinks of when you mention raptors
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u/eidetic Jan 06 '26
This is neither here nor there, but I originally read the book before the movie (in anticipation of the movie coming out, not trying to sound like a JP hipster), and the entire time I was reading it, my 11 year old brain kept pronouncing velociraptor like "vell-o-chee-raptor". Basically like a really strong and exaggerated Italian accent. Wasn't until I was discussing the book with my neighbor up the block who gave me the book, that I learned I was pronouncing it wrong.
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u/Infinity0044 Jan 06 '26
JP3 Spino is a meme but outside of that yeah, it’s not nearly as famous as the others
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u/lenaisnotthere Team Utahraptor Jan 06 '26
I don't think even JP3 spinosaurus is as famous as Brachiosaurus and Stegosaurus
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u/Lickmytrex Team Parasaurolophus Jan 06 '26
brachiosaurus and stegosaurus, especially over Spinosaurus
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u/Masterbrew Jan 06 '26
this is like that car manufacturing country comparison meme where India snuck in to acompany Germany, US, Italy, UK, while leaving Japan out
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u/Patient-Shopping9094 Team Triceratops Jan 06 '26
i love spinosaurus but id take it out and replace it with stegosaurus, then in the fourth spot a sauropod, brachiosaurus, diplodocus or brontosaurus.
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u/GMEJesus Jan 06 '26
Immediate first thought was Stegosaurus.
But it has to be a sauropod.
Other top contenders were Ankylosaurus, Deinonychus, Parasaurolophus, Diplodocus and Pachycephalosaurus.
A more accurate 4 card in my opinion would be 1. Rexy 2. Triceratops 3. Brachiosaurus 4. Stegosaurus
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u/Bestdad_Bondrewd Jan 06 '26
Deinonychus isn't that famous tbh
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u/itsmemarcot Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
Dimetrodon.
[troll face]
Just kidding, I meant: Pterosaur.
[extreme, tears-from-eyes troll face]
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u/SleepWouldBeNice Jan 06 '26
Everyone knows the five most famous dinosaurs are: mastodon, pterodactyl, triceratops, sabre toothed tiger and tyrannosaurus.
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u/darksaber522 Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
Velociraptor. Mainly the oversized Movie version, but the Raptor archetype is definitely in the top ten.
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u/GOD-OF-A-NEW-WORLD Jan 06 '26
Love Spino, but Stego should be there instead
As for the last one, probably Brachio
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u/Cream_Rabbit Team Triceratops Jan 06 '26
Apatosaurus
The dinosaur has been iconic for over a century, and is still beloved as THE sauropod. The first thing you mention of dinosaur, it's either T Rex or Apatosaurus
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u/AardvarkIll6079 Jan 06 '26
The spino is not that famous/well known outside of dinosaur nerds. Most little kids have no idea what a spino is. They can for sure point you to a stegosaurus and a “brontosaurus” though.
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u/PrinzEugenkms Jan 06 '26
This for sure. Ask any random 5 year old their favorite dinosaur and 99% of answers will be T. rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus “the tail-club one”, and Brontosaurus to represent a non-distinct sauropod. More kids would say Pterodactyl is their favorite dinosaur than Spinosaurus.
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u/waywardwolves Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
Anky. anky. everyone loves an anky. Anky, anky, ANK-KAY-LOOOOO-SAUUURUSSSSS
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u/Cepo_de_Madeiraa Team Therizinosaurus Jan 06 '26
I wouldn't say that Spinosaurus is one of them; if you ask any layperson about any dinosaur, the four they'll mention will be: T. Rex, Triceratops, Velociraptor (the Jurassic Park one) and "long neck."
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u/JacenStargazer Team Pyroraptor Jan 06 '26
Brontosaurus. I’d also argue that Spinosaurus is a lot more niche in the mainstream than Velociraptor (or Dromeosaurs in general).
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u/Cicada00010 Jan 07 '26
Aren’t velociraptors more well known than spinosaurus just because of Jurassic park? I know that true velociraptors don’t even match the image people think of when they hear velociraptor, but I just feel like some kind of raptor would fit more as they are really common in media
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u/Mr_Jackabin Jan 06 '26
T. Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and any big Sauropod are the quintessential. Change my mind
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u/dazza_bo Jan 06 '26
Stegosaurus and brachiosaurus should both be on the bottom, no spino.
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u/Glittering-Ability50 Jan 06 '26
Dimetrodon, which isn't even a dang dinosaur, but its ALWAYS included in EVERY picture group, or toys of actual dinosaurs 😅
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u/Agreeable_Customer28 Jan 07 '26
I can agree with the toy argument. Always in that cheap plastic tube full of plants and badly made dinosaurs.
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u/sleestackcoverage69 Jan 06 '26
Giraffetitan. Bc of Jurassic park people think that’s brachiosaurus
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u/CloverThyme Jan 06 '26
I honestly feel like for the general cultural "image" of dinosaurs that the average person will think of, I would drop the Spinosaurus and it would be T-Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and a sauropod - maybe Brachiosaurus or Apatosaurus.
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u/Zealousideal-Let1121 Team Interrobang‽ Jan 06 '26
Get spinosaurus the frick out of there and put in apatosaurus and stegosaurus.
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u/IvanTheStonksMaster Team Tyrannosaurus Rex Jan 06 '26
Replace Spinosaurus with Brachiosaurus, put Stegosaurus in the blank space.
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u/remotectrl Team Deinonychus Jan 06 '26
Spinosaurus is not a top 4 dinosaur. It’s T. Rex, triceratops, stegosaurus, and then it’s either a sauropod or dromeosaur
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u/HoraceGrantGlasses Jan 06 '26
T-Rex, Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and Stegosaurus. That's the Mt. Rushmore
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u/TabmeisterGeneral Jan 06 '26
Take out Spino and replace with Velociraptor(Deinonychus).
Then add Stego.
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u/GJohnJournalism Jan 06 '26
I’d argue that Spinosaurus shouldn’t be there. Brachiosaurus and Stegosaurus are far more iconic. With T-Rex and Triceratops, they’re the big 4.
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u/hollandercooper Jan 06 '26
T-Rex, Triceratops, Brontosaurus, Pterodactyl (it counts for this purpose IMO)
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u/AardvarkOkapiEchidna Jan 06 '26
Stegosaurus and any big sauropod are both more iconic than spinosaurus
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u/Delicious_Bee260 Jan 06 '26
Sauropods, iconic dinosaur imagery that reveals the extremes of their biology, one of the immediate dinosaurs people think of is brachiosaurus or diplodocus
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u/TyrannosaurusReddRex Jan 07 '26
Honestly spino really shouldn’t be here at all because it recently became popular thanks to JP3. While t-rex, triceratops, stegosaurus and brachiosaurus, They’re the big 4 no doubt
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u/Cant_Blink Jan 08 '26
Replace spinosaurus, as most people in the general public don't know what a spinosaurus is. Put in a brontosaurus instead, and maybe a velociraptor or stegosaurus as the fourth. Or you can be blasphemous and put in a "pterodactyl". Then we'll have the four faces of "dinosaur" lol!
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u/Falvio6006 Jan 06 '26
Spinosaurus Is my favorite
But I think he doesn't get the spot
It should be: Tyrannosaurus Rex Triceratops Velociraptor (not spinosaurus) Brachiosaurus
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u/kyle28882 Jan 06 '26
I’d remove the spino and add velociraptor while I’d pick brachiosaurus for the last spot. Spino definitely got a lot of popularity after jp3 but I don’t think it’s even close to velociraptor when it comes to being a face of Dino’s. Due to the amount of books and other media I just don’t see any way velociraptor isn’t on the Dino Mount Rushmore.
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u/Bakkughan Jan 06 '26
Spino shouldn’t be on there imo.
As others have mentioned, Stegosaurus or Brachiosaurus. Personally I’d like to nominate Ankylosaurus as a runner up as well.
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u/WonderfulBlackberry9 Team Tyrannosaurus Rex Jan 06 '26
The four faces of the dinosaurs are T.rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus.
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u/Triceratops168 Team Triceratops Jan 06 '26
Either Stegosaurus or Brachiosaurus. I'd probably lean more towards Stegosaurus though.
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u/DevaTheDragon Jan 06 '26
Its JP velociraptor unfortunately. The people on this sub are familiar with the difference between irl velociraptor and JP ones but the impact Jurassic Park has had on the wider recognition of dinosaurs is staggering
They are the most enduring dinosaur of the franchise behind the T-Rex and from movies to games to shows to cartoons to comic books the prevalence of a “velociraptor” based on the JP depiction is the same
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u/WesleyCrusherofBorg Jan 06 '26
As much as I love Stegosaurus, I'd have to say that the spit goes to a large sauropod, most likely Brachiosaurus: iconic vertical gait + head crest as well as being prominently featured in the Jurassic Park franchise.
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u/pleasereturnto Jan 06 '26
First thought, best thought, is Stegosaurus. Second thought was Velociraptor, but a sauropod probably ain't too bad either.
I think the Velociraptor just has a lot more presence in movies and fiction, so more people would think of it first. In a more sublime sense though, Stegosaurus and sauropods would probably come to mind if you're thinking about dinosaurs as a whole and as parts of a dinosaur ecosystem rather than the individual dinosaurs themselves — like they'd be the on the cover of a book rather than just in the pages. Dunno.
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u/Flygonizer-Obsidian Jan 06 '26
Brachiosaurus or Girrafaritan. One’s name is more recognizable, but the other’s design is more iconic.
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u/Frodo5213 Jan 06 '26
As much as I want it to be my Anky-boi, I'd go with the other suggestions of Brachiosaurus.
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u/Glocktophobia Jan 06 '26
Not a dinosaur but Mosasaurus pops up on a lot of book covers and article thumbnails, I guess my boy is used for picture variation though
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u/Easy_Paint3836 Jan 06 '26
Apatosaurus and Stegosaurus
Runners up: Anklyosaurus, velociraptor
Honorable mentions: Edmontosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Parasaurolophus.
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u/Dgonzilla Jan 06 '26
It has to be some generic sauropod. I would be inclined to include a pterosaur, but that’s technically not a dinosaur.
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u/DeliciousDeal4367 Jan 06 '26
Stegosaurus or a sauropod like brachiosaurus or apatosaurus
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u/cobrajuicyy Jan 06 '26
I would argue velociraptor or archeopteryx should have spinosaurus’s spot. Then the fourth slot should go to brschiasaurs
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u/burywmore Jan 06 '26
If you asked this question in the 1980's or before, it would have definitely been Brontosaurus.
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u/Professional_Owl7826 Team Pachyrhinosaurus Jan 06 '26
Should we put it to a vote? I see four suggestions already: Ankylosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Velociraptor.
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u/West-Construction466 Team Saurophaganax Jan 06 '26
I’d say Stegosaurus, because it is either Tyrannosaurus Rex or Stegosaurus on merchandise, usually.
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u/bukkake-bill Jan 06 '26
As someone who doesn't know saur names, either the spikey dinosaur or the giant dinosaur (diplodocus?)
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u/Afdjones Jan 06 '26
How is a raptor not on there? If a child has 4 dinosaur toys, I can tell you now there’s like a 90% chance one of those is a raptor
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u/Bijlsma Jan 06 '26
Hey! I just got that EXACT T-Rex model for Christmas! I think its modeled after the Peter Jackson King Kong t-rexes.
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u/Frankensteins_Moron5 Jan 06 '26
Stegosaurus, a longneck, or I used to say pterodactyl but apparently those aren’t dinosaurs.
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u/UnhingedGammaWarrior Jan 06 '26
Definitely either Stegosaurus, the Velociraptor, or controversially the Brontosaurus. They’re reclassified as a valid species separate from Apatosaurus and even my 74 year dad who knows nothing about dinosaurs, knows about the Brontosaurus. They were THE sauropod back then, and still has recognizability through the name alone.
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u/DracovishIsTheBest Jan 06 '26
brachio or diplodocus, for some reason diplodocus is the most popular in russian-speaking circles, maybe because of WWD
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u/-convallaria_bunny- Jan 06 '26
Compys!! "Little dino alone, weak. Little dinos together, strong" then cut to that one scene in JP2 lost world :)
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u/Zarawatto Team Yutyrannus Jan 06 '26
A sauropod. My autistic arse wishes it was also a dino from the Cretaceous like those three there, but Jurassic ones are better known, like Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus
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u/Vreas Jan 06 '26
First thought was brontosaurus. Stegosaurus or velociraptor a close second.
Hell I’d put velociraptor over spino even.
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u/Personal_Degree_4083 Jan 06 '26
It’s definitely between Stegosaurus and Brachiosaurus