List of Dinosaur Train characters

Main characters

• Buddy — An orange male Tyrannosaurus that was adopted by the Pteranodon family while still in an egg, as was explained in the show's opening credits. Buddy is friendly and precocious, much like his siblings, and his main trait is his inquisitive nature, wherein he likes to ask questions and form hypotheses. Since Buddy is incapable of flight, the family accommodates his differences by carrying him to when the others are going somewhere that requires flight. His sharp eyesight allows him to be the spotter for the Pteranodon family when they go fishing; he spots the fish underwater and tells the other members of the family where to fish. He also tends to be quite curious.
• Tiny — Tiny is a female Pteranodon. Her favorite hobby is rhyming and during the series, she approaches each of the dinosaurs with the confidence of a news reporter. She is Buddy's best friend as well as his adopted sister. Her color is green, much like Don and her parents. When she meets a new dinosaur, she introduces herself and her family. Among her siblings, she is the only one who looks exactly like her mother. She is the smallest of the family, and sometimes likes to hide in holes and crevices in the trees, which she calls her "Tiny Place", and at times takes her smallness very seriously, especially when dealing with dinosaurs smaller than her.
• Don — A male Pteranodon who is known for his singing his catchphrase jingle "La la LOO!" when something fancies him the right way, and appears to be a silly and somewhat dim-witted comic relief when compared to his rest of his family. He enjoys dancing, digging holes, observing insects, and collecting objects for his nature collection. He's a little wider than Shiny and Tiny as he has a larger chin, very similar to his grandfather.
• Shiny — A female Pteranodon who is less tomboyish than Tiny and loves roleplaying with her siblings. Shiny's color differs from the Pteranodon members of her immediate family as she is aqua green, while the other Pteranodons are a grass or leaf green, although her grandmother is a similar shade of cyan. She enjoys collecting shells and shiny objects, something she has an affinity for given her namesake. In most episodes, she can be seen hanging out with Mr. Conductor's nephew Gilbert Troodon, with whom she is infatuated with. Though Shiny goes along with her siblings on their various adventures, she is more timid and reserved, especially when dealing with something she finds potentially scary or unfamiliar.
• Mr. Conductor — A male Troodon who operates the Dinosaur Train. Personality-wise he is friendly, warm, playful and charming to everyone he meets, and is a special friend to Buddy. He is also very wise in all things flora and fauna, usually being the first person the Pteranodon clan turns to whenever they need of learn something specific about a certain dinosaur or species, in which he is all to happy to oblige and teach.
• Mrs. Pteranodon — The mother of Tiny, Shiny, Don, and Buddy. She is a teacher, companion, and thinks of herself as the ultimate tour guide. Unlike most other adult female characters in the series, her first name is never revealed; her children introduce her to other dinosaurs as "Our Mom, 'Mom'," and other dinosaurs simply refer to her as "Mrs. Pteranodon."
• Mr. Pteranodon — The father of Tiny, Shiny, Don, and Buddy, and the husband of Mrs. Pteranodon. He likes to think of himself as the family's coach, evidenced by the fact that he can make a squawking sound that sounds vaguely of a coach's whistle and refers to his family as "Team Pteranodon", or simply "Team." One of his interests is taking Don and Shiny on fishing expeditions while Buddy and Tiny ride the Dinosaur Train with his wife. Mr. Pteranodon also suffers from a few phobias, namely based off any additional Dinosaur Train technology; when it comes to the Dinosaur Train Zeppelin, he gets a little airsick at first, but he overcomes it by trying steering it, and with the Dinosaur Drill Train he becomes panicky when thinking about the prospect of being stuck underground.

  Secondary characters

• Spikey Stygimoloch — he is a young male Stygimoloch, he is a Junior conductor.
• Cory Corythosaurus — she is a young female pink Corythosaurus who performs in a choir using her crest.
• Tank Triceratops — he is a young male blue Triceratops who loves eating leaves. His appetite is, comically, almost insatiable and he is almost always seeking out something to snack on. He is a good friend to the Pteranodon kids and is taken care of by his mother, Trudy, and his herd. In the episode "Tank's Baby Brother", a baby brother named Tuck is added to the family, whom the Pteranodons help him accept.
• Morris Stegosaurus — he is male Stegosaurus who speaks like a surfer and explains how his plates can be used.
• Alvin Allosaurus — a male Allosaurus who is Morris Stegosaurus’ rival.
• Boris Tyrannosaurus, Dolores Tyrannosaurus and Annie Tyrannosaurus - they are a family of Tyrannosaurus. Annie is a friend of Buddy's, is fairly hyperactive and has a habit of running up and playfully tackling/knocking her friends over. They were the first T. rex that Buddy met, identifying his species. They migrate during the summer. Dolores's husband Boris was introduced in the episode "T. Rex Migration".
• Ned Brachiosaurus — he is a teenage male Brachiosaurus who is a regular on the train and has been given the title of Junior Conductor. His herd is visited in the "Dinosaur Poop!" episode.
• Mrs. Conductor — she is Mr Conductor's mother and former conductor of the train. Despite her age, she maintains a childishly playful personality, in contrast to her son's more sophisticated and grown up demeanor, and gets on very well with the Pteranodon children. She usually appears without being introduced or heard, almost always with a loud and blustery "Bw-AHHHH!"
• Petey Peteinosaurus — he is a male Peteinosaurus that eats insects. He is a close friend of Tiny, and joins the Pterosaur Flying club in the eponymous episode.
• Derek Deinonychus — he is a young male Deinonychus first met by Tiny Pteranodon and her family in his debut episode "Derek the Deinonychus".
• Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus — they are two male twin Ornithomimus, who move and talk very fast. Their skin is light blue.
• Velma Velociraptor — she is a female Velociraptor, who has feathers and lives with her daughter Valerie Zhang Velociraptor.
• Perry Parasaurolophus — he is a young Parasaurolophus with a jazzy personality.
• Jack Einiosaurus — he is a green Einiosaurus who appears to be the cousin of the Triceratops. He supposedly has a nephew named Ernie who also has the same color.
• Arnie Argentinosaurus — he is a young male Argentinosaurus, who lives with his father. In a later episode, Arnie has a flatcar set up for him to ride on the train.
• Elliott Enantiornithine — A blue and purple bird who is friends with Buddy and his family.
• Hank Ankylosaurus — he is a male Ankylosaurus and a star Dinoball player. Both Mr. Pteranodon and The Conductor are big fans of his.
• Laura Giganotosaurus — she is a green female Giganotosaurus with an Argentine accent who usually resides in the Observation Car. She uses her large size and height to be a lookout and turn the train around. She has an affinity for bird watching and drawing, namely species of birds she discovers both on the train and off.
• Pauline Proganochelys — she is a sand coloured female Proganochelys from Pangea during the Triassic period. She is a heavily armored turtle; with spikes on her neck, a tough shell and a hard tail she is capable of defending herself, though the spikes on her neck prevent her head from retracting into her shell like other turtles. She is also a mother, but unlike other mothers, she leaves her children to defend for themselves thanks to their own defenses, but she is still proud of her offspring.
• Travis Troodon — he is a male Troodon with a Canadian accent who comes from the Arctic, and plays hockey with a frozen gourd and stick.
• King Cryolophosaurus — he is a male Cryolophosaurus that talks and sings like Elvis Presley. He is afraid of crowds and often needs to be convinced to do concerts as a result. Eventually he retires from performing to live a quiet life in the Jurassic Antarctic.
• Crystal Cryolophosaurus — she is a female Cryolophosaurus singer with a crooning, country music style of singing. King ends up infatuated with her, which is easily reciprocated and she ends up living with him in the Jurassic Antarctic, though unlike King she still has the urge to sing and perform.
• Henry Hermit Crab — he is a hermit crab Shiny befriends on a beach at the Big Pond. Like any crab in his habitat, he is in frequent need of a new shell as he consistently outgrows them. He speaks in an animated New Jersey accent.
• Erma Eoraptor — A female Eoraptor that lives at the start of the rail line. She speaks in a pioneer accent.
• Iggy Iguanodon — he is an orange-marked blue Iguanodon first met by Buddy and his Pteranodon family when going on a world tour.
• Gilbert — he is a young male Troodon who is the Conductor's nephew. He wears a miniature version of the Conductor's uniform, and is notable for energetic greetings upon entering a room or within a group of people.
• Larry Lambeosaurus — he is a male Lambeosaurus, the Pteranodons' neighbor. He has a wife named Lorraine Zhang and kids, Leroy Zhang and Lily Zhang. While friendly and amiable as a neighbor to the Pteranodons, Mr. Pteranodon finds him irritating, yet doesn't have the heart to tell him so. Larry also has a habit of eating leaves from Mr. Pteranodon's favorite tree, which irks him all the more.
• Cindy Cimolestes — A female Cimolestes that lived in Tiny's Tiny Place, until Buddy found her a home up high. She is a good friend to Tiny and has a squeaky voice.
• Elmer Elasmosaurus — he is a young male Elasmosaurus, who catches fish and plays under the sea. In "Elmer Visits the Desert", he journeys to a desert, and learns of its underwater past.
• Grandpa and Grandma Pteranodon — they are Don, Tiny, Shiny and Buddy's paternal grandparents. Grandma Pteranodon has aqua blue skin like Shiny, and looks like an older version of Shiny except for a less tapered beak. She is also capable of squawking in a tone akin to a coach's whistle much like her son. Grandpa Pteranodon enjoys fishing trips and collecting. He resembles an older Don, complete with a worn down version of his humming. They were not seen for a long time because they had been on a fishing tour.
• Kenny Kentrosaurus — he is a purple Kentrosaurus with green plates and spikes and a Jamaican accent.
• Thurston Troodon — he is a male Troodon and conductor of the Rocket Train, and later captain of the Dinosaur Train Zeppelin, and as such is seen as a rival to the Conductor. He and the Conductor went to the same Conductor School and attended many of the same classes together and had a rivalry between them even back then, with Thurston playfully referencing them as being on friendly terms. He is a brash but proud Troodon who views his Rocket Train as superior to the original Dinosaur Train due to its innate on board computer and higher rate of speed and isn't beneath attempting to rub its supposed superiority in the Conductor's face.
• Tricia Troodon — she is a female Troodon and conductor of the solar train.
• Troodon Waiter — he male Troodon and waiter of the dinosaur train.
• Troodon Official — he is a male Troodon who works at Troodon Town's roundhouse.
• Troodon Mom — she is a female Troodon who the wife of the Troodon Waiter.
• The Old Spinosaurus — he is an elderly Spinosaurus who likes to be alone and uninterrupted. He lives in The Big Misty Sea in the Late Cretaceous Period.
• Bucky Masiakasaurus - he is a light blue theropod met by Don and his family. He was also seen in the episode “One Big Frog”.
• Deanna Deinosuchus - he is a brownish crocodile met by Tiny in the episode “Tiny and the Crocodile” and participated in the Classic in the Jurassic.

  Dinosaurs gathered for the "A" to "Z" big idea

• Fanny Fabrosaurus — she is a small theropod who has a high-pitched voice and a light yellow body with blue feet and teal spots.
• Gabby Gallimimus — she is a dinosaur whose skin is cerulean, has a yellow beak, and pink claws. She appears to be a mix between a bird and a dinosaur.
• Hattie Hadrosaurus — she is a reddish-pink hadrosaur whose crest doesn't seem to hoot.
• Jacqueline Jaxartosaurus — she is a purple hadrosaur with green lips.
• Manny Megalosaurus — he is a brown Megalosaurus with an Australian accent.
• Norm Nodosaurus — he is a bright red dinosaur similar in appearance to Hank Ankylosaurus.
• Quinn Qantassaurus — he is a small green dinosaur with an Australian accent.
• Reba Rhabdodon — she is an ornithopod dinosaur whose skin is chartreuse and has green lips. She is also Morris Stegosaurus' neighbor.
• Ulysses Utahraptor — he is an indigo theropod with periwinkle triangular stripe patterns on his skin.
• Juan Wannanosaurus — he is a small green pachycephalosaurid dinosaur with a British accent.
• Xavier Xenotarsosaurus — he is a red theropod with an Argentinian accent.
• Yang Yangchuanosaurus — he is a mint green dinosaur with a Chinese accent and a wise personality.
• Zhuang Zigongosaurus — he is a red sauropod who feels uncertain about Tiny's big idea.

  Other characters

• Apollo Apatosaurus — A famous adventurer, who takes the Pteranodon family on an imaginary adventure.
• Alan Alamosaurus — A great big acquaintance of the families of Pteranodon, T-Rex and Lambeosaurus. He is thought to be a cave until he moves, just to meet those he unexpectedly protected from a rainstorm.
• Chung Confuciusornis — A wise dinosaur with blue and yellow coloration. He is first met by Buddy and his Pteranodon family who's going on a Dinosaur Train World Tour.
• Paulie Pliosaurus — known as the T-Rex of the ocean by the Troodon conductor, Paulie becomes friends with Buddy who is a land T-Rex. His mother once meets Buddy and his Pteranodon family at one point. According to Paulie's wish, he is also the first volunteer to go into the Aqua Car.
• Rick Oryctodromeus — a small friend whom Buddy and his Pteranodon family meets during sunset.
• Fossil Fred — a deceased theropod in the Big Pond. Species not yet confirmed, possibly a Fukuivenator.
• Jess Hesperornis — A purple bird who catches fish like a penguin.
• Vlad Volaticotherium — A purple ancestor of the flying squirrel from the Jurassic time period who has a Romanian accent.
• Stella Sea Star — A pink starfish who becomes friends with Henry Hermit Crab. She speaks in a shrill, nasally New Jersey accent.
• Aiden Adocus — A turtle who came to Pteranodon Terrace on a raft. He speaks a little slow.
• Tommy Ptilodus — Aiden's little partner who speaks a little fast
• The Changyuraptor Family consists of Chandler, a turquoise colored kid and the grownups, his parents Chester Jr. and Charlene and grandparents Chelsea and Chester.
• Igor Ichthyosaurus — An aquatic reptile with a Russian accent who was beached with his friend during the storm until the Pteranodon family and conductor Troodon comes to help.
• Mitch and Max Michelinoceras — Brothers, Mitch is pink while Max is green and purple.
• Soren Saurornitholestes — A lucky mother who stays potentially in her nest at the North Pole.
• Frankie Fruitafossor — A furry desert inhabitant who the Pteranodon Family visits.
• Natasha Necrolestes — A white furry mammal who the Pteranodon Family visits when going deep into the Earth.
• Percy Paramacellodus — A back-striped lizard whom Buddy, his Pteranodon family and Elmer meets in a desert that used to be an ocean.
• The Troglobites consist of Bernie the Beetle, Crockett the Cricket, Sylvester the Spider, Cornelius the Crab and Carla the Crayfish.
• Olivia Oviraptor — A pink oviraptor with yellow accents. She was first thought to be the egg thief, but it turns out that she is a good mother. She states that the rose pink eggs are hers.
• Shoshana Shonisaurus — A periwinkle dinosaur with cyan spots.
• Cassie Castorocauda — A new friend whom Cindy, Tiny, Buddy and Mr. Pteranodon meet. She is a fishing mammal who's shown to be a mother because she already laid her eggs in her nest they found earlier.
• The Dilophosaurus Twins are named Dylan and Delvin. They both have cyan skin, but Dylan has a chartreuse crest and his brother Delvin has a dark blue one.
• Deon Dimetrodon — The first Permian friend met by Buddy the T-Rex, Tiny Pteranodon and her mother, the Conductor and Erma Eoraptor.
• Emperor Globidens — A green aquatic giant who talks like Louis Armstrong, and Steve Harvey.
• Otto Ophthalmosaurus — An aquatic giant with a French accent.
• Peng Protopteryx — A red bird and Elliott's cousin.
• Quentin Qianzhousaurus — he A V-snouted relative of Buddy Tyrannosaurus. Just like him, he can compare and contrast features, but Quentin only eats fish.
• Dennis Deinocheirus — a Deinocheirus who appeared in the episode "Junior Conductor's Academy." Like Buddy, he is smart and knows a lot about dinosaurs. Dennis' behavior includes some traits common among children on the autism spectrum.
• Terance and Tootie Pteranodon — A pair of dinosaurs who lived on Pteranodon Trail with their neighbors Grandma and Grandpa Pteranodon.
• Mayor Kosmoceratops — He is the mayor of Laramidia The Dinosaur Big City.
• The Grateful Dreadnoughtus — A group of four sauropods who perform the song Hungry Hungry Herbivore at the benefit concert.
• Teddy Pterodaustro — A green pterosaur who is part of Team Cretaceous in the "Classic in the Jurassic." He participated in the obstacle course race with Remy and Peggy.
• Remy Rhamphorhynchus — A yellow Rhamphorhynchus who is part of Team Jurassic in the "Classic in the Jurassic." He participated in the obstacle course race with Teddy and Peggy.
• Unnamed Tupuxuara - a group of Tupuxuara that were only seen on the Riverboat Part 2.
• Unnamed Cretaceogekko - A group of two Cretaceogekko who were seen in the episode "Where Have All the Lizards Gone?" kissing on a tree branch.
• Marco Megaraptor - A dark green theropod and old friend of Mr Pteranodon.
• Gary Goniopholis - A blue green crocodile who raced in the Classic in the Jurassic with Deanna and Effie.
• Regina Regaliceratops - An orange ceratopsian with 14 horns and the queen of England.
• Effie Effigia - A reptile who raced in the Classic in the Jurassic.
• Hap Haplocheirus - A dinosaur who raced with Effie in the Classic in the Jurassic.
• Nelly & Nancy Nemicolopterus - Nemicolopterus from the Nemicolopterus Family in the Early Cretaceous.
• Maurice Wooly Mammoth - A woolly mammoth that lives in the Cenozoic Era. He only appeared in Fathers Day 1 & 2.
• Nick Nyctosaurus - A Nyctosaurus who only appeared in the episode Nick of Time.
• Yuan Yi qi - A small purple Yi qi dinosaur that only appeared in The Tiny-saur Train.
• Drew Dracoraptor - A Dracoraptor who lives in the Jurassic. He is electric blue with dark green stripes and is also known as the Buddysaurus.
• Leo Liopleurodon - A Liopleurodon who only appeared in Season 5.
• Adele Alphadon - An Alphadon who only appeared in Season 5.
• Unnamed Nasutoceratops - A group of Nasutoceratops who only appeared in Season 5.
• Unnamed Squalicorax - A group of Squalicorax who only appeared in season 5
• Unnamed Leidyosuchus - A group of Leidyosuchus who appear in the fifth season
• Carson Carcharodontosaurus - A Carcharodontosaurus who appeared in Hungry Hungry Carnivores
• Peggy Peteinosaurus - Petey’s mother.
• Polly Polycotylus - A Polycotylus who appeared in the Zeppelin.
• Female Tupuxuara - An unnamed Tupuxuara who was the judge of the competition at Quetzalcoatlus Canyon in the episode Nick of Time.
• Unnamed Hatzegopteryx - A Hatzegopteryx who was seen in the Competition.