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Dinosaurs and Beasts of the Lost World from Dragon Magazine

by DJ Hartel

Dragon Magazine (Per DragonDex) had these articles on dinosaurs:

"Deadlier Dinosaurs" David Howery 187(14) D&D
"Dinosaurs" Stephen Inniss 112(10) D&D1
"Dinosaurs: New Theories for Old Monsters" Lawrence Schick 55(12) D&D1
"Dungeons & Dinosaurs" James Jacobs 318(62) D&D3

Here are the Prehistoric mammals:

"Back To the Age of Mammals" David Howery 167(15) D&D2
"Into the Age of Mammals" David Howery 137(42) D&D1

Other Prehistoic:

"Creatures That Time Forgot" Gregory W. Detwiler 204(38) D&D2, Amazing Engine
"Playing In the Paleozoic" Gregory W. Detwiler 176(84) D&D2

Here's the breakout from Dragon (Sorry, this is a long post):

Dinosaurs Source Page
Allosaurus Dragon 55 14
Deinonychus Dragon 55 14
Teratosaurus Dragon 55 14
Therezinosaurus Dragon 55 14
Tyrannosaurus Rex Dragon 55 14
Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) Dragon 55 15
Brachiosaurus Dragon 55 15
Diplodocus Dragon 55 15
Plateosaurus Dragon 55 16
Anatosaurus (Trachodon) Dragon 55 16
Iguanadon Dragon 55 16
Parasaurolophus Dragon 55 16
Ankylosaurus Dragon 55 16
Triceratops Dragon 55 16
Stegosaurus Dragon 55 16
Pteranodon Dragon 55 16
Quetzalcoatlus Dragon 55 72
Archelon Dragon 55 72
Crocodile, Marine Dragon 55 72
Dinicthys Dragon 55 72
Elasmosaurus Dragon 55 72
lcthyosaurus Dragon 55 73
Tylosaurus Dragon 55 73
Plesiosaurus Dragon 55 73
Aetosaur Dragon 112 14
Anklyosaur Dragon 112 14
Carnosaur Dragon 112 14
Ceratopsian Dragon 112 15
Chelonian, Marine Dragon 112 15
Coelursaur Dragon 112 66
Crocodilian Dragon 112 66
Cynodant Dragon 112 67
Deinonychusaur Dragon 112 67
Dicynodont Dragon 112 68
Ichthyosaur Dragon 112 68
Labryinthodont Dragon 112 69
Mosasaur Dragon 112 69
Nothosaur Dragon 112 69
Ornithomimosaur Dragon 112 69
Ormthopod Dragon 112 69
Phytosaur Dragon 112 69
Placodont Dragon 112 69
Plesiosaur Dragon 112 70
Pliosaur Dragon 112 70
Prosauropod Dragon 112 70
Proterosuchian, Pseudochian Dragon 112 70
Pterosaur Dragon 112 70
Rhynchosaur Dragon 112 71
Sauropod Dragon 112 71
Scelidosaur Dragon 112 72
Stegosaur Dragon 112 72
Deinosuchus Dragon 187 18
Kronosaurus Dragon 187 18
Shonisaurus Dragon 187 18
Velociraptor Dragon 187 18
Compsognatus Dragon 318 64
Dimetrodon Dragon 318 64
Diplodocus Dragon 318 64
Giganotosaurus Dragon 318 65
Helicoprion Dragon 318 66
Liopleurodon Dragon 318 66
Pachycephalosaurus Dragon 318 67
Parasauolophus Dragon 318 67
Pteranodon Dragon 318 68
Rhamphorhynchus Dragon 318 68
Stegosaurus Dragon 318 68

Issue 112 reclassifies some of the dinosaurs from the original monster manual. The article also breaks out which dinosaurs are present in which time period (Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous).

Here's the Prehistoric Mammals (Another long post...):

Prehistoric Mammals Source Page
Alticamelus Dragon 137 43
Ambelodon Dragon 137 43
Arsinoitherium Dragon 137 43
Astrapotherium Dragon 137 43
Bear, Short-faced Dragon 137 43
Bison, Giant Dragon 137 44
Cat, Sabre-tooth Dragon 137 44
Cattle (Auroch) Dragon 137 44
Coryphdon Dragon 137 44
Deinotherium Dragon 137 44
Elsamotherium Dragon 137 45
Flightless bird, Giant Dragon 137 45
Gigantopithecus Dragon 137 45
Glyptodon Dragon 137 45
Horse Dragon 137 45
Hyaenodon Dragon 137 46
Lion, Cave (Spotted) Dragon 137 46
Macrauchenia Dragon 137 46
Mammoth Dragon 137 46
Man, Neanderthal Dragon 137 46
Mastodon Dragon 137 47
Moropus Dragon 137 47
Musk-Ox Dragon 137 47
Protoceratid Dragon 137 47
Rhinoceros Dragon 137 47
Sivatherium Dragon 137 47
Sloth, Ground Dragon 137 47
Titanothere Dragon 137 48
Uintatherium Dragon 137 48
Zeuglodon Dragon 137 48
Beaver, Giant Dragon 137 51
Goat, Giant Dragon 137 51
Ram, Giant Dragon 137 51
Stag Dragon 137 51
Stag, Giant Dragon 137 51
Agriotherium (savannah bear) Dragon 167 16
Amphicyon (bear dog) Dragon 167 16
Anancus (pike-tusked elephant) Dragon 167 16
Andrewsarchus (giant long-jawed hyena) Dragon 167 17
Bears Dragon 167 17
Camel, giant Dragon 167 17
Elephant, dwarf Dragon 167 17
Eucladoceros (Giant Forest Deer) Dragon 167 17
Hippopotamus, giant Dragon 167 18
Marsupials Dragon 167 18
Megalania (giant plains lizard) Dragon 167 18
Metridiochoerus (giant warthog) Dragon 167 18
Pelorovis (long-horned buffalo) Dragon 167 19
Sarkastodon (long-tailed bear) Dragon 167 19

Paleozoic Creatures (Note: Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus (Trilobites) belongs here, not with the dinosaurs

Paleozoic Creatures Source Page
Opabinia, giant Dragon 176 84
Agnath, electric Dragon 176 84
Eurypterid (water scorpion) Dragon 176 85
Armored predatory fish Dragon 176 85
Eogyrinus Dragon 176 85
Eryops Dragon 176 86
Cyclotosaurus Dragon 176 86
Cacops Dragon 176 86
Platyhystrix, Giant Dragon 176 86
Estemennosuchus Dragon 176 88
Therapsids, Early Dragon 176 88
Therapsid, Giant Dragon 176 88
Erythrosuchus Dragon 176 88

Lastly are weird "bugs" from different eras

Weird Invertebrates Source Page
Opabinia Dragon 204 39
Yohoia Dragon 204 39
Marrella Dragon 204 39
Odontogriphus Dragon 204 40
Leanchoilia Dragon 204 40
Amiskwia Dragon 204 41
Hallucigenia Dragon 204 41
Hallucigenia, cave Dragon 204 41
Hallucigenia, acidic Dragon 204 42
Sanctacaris Dragon 204 42
Wiwaxia Dragon 204 42
Ottoia Dragon 204 43
Anomalocaris Dragon 204 43