Dinosaur

Dinosaur (Japanese: 恐きょう竜りゅう Kyōryū) is a type of monster that primarily relies on brute strength, and sometimes Monster Effects, to help a Duelist prevail in a Duel. There are many high-level Dinosaur-Type monsters, so the general strategy for them is to Summon their high-Level monsters as quickly as possible using cards like "Hunting Instinct" or "Big Evolution Pill", overpowering the opponent's weaker monsters before they have a chance to defend themselves. Dinosaurs are predominantly EARTH-Attribute monsters (most of those that are or resemble pterosaurs are WIND), but the release of the "Jurrac" Archetype led to a surge of FIRE Dinosaur monsters, continued with the "Evolsaur" archetype, "Number 61: Volcasaurus", and "Pyrorex the Elemental Lord". Dinosaur cards are most notably played by Rex Raptor, Tyranno Hassleberry, Scorch, Chills, George Gore, and Kan Hakubutsu.

In the Falsebound Kingdom, Dinosaur monsters are treated as Dragon monsters.