Dinosaur

Dinosaurs are creatures stated to appear at the Prehistoric Party. They have appeared already in The Penguins That Time Forgot. There is a dinosaur skeleton on Dinosaur Island of Dinosaurus rex, and some dinosaurs still exist there. Members will be able to transform into them at the Prehistoric Party. They were only alive (with the exception of Dinosaur Island) during the Mesozoic Era, which lasted from 252.2 million years ago to about 65 million years ago, and was divided into three time periods: Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous.

Background
Dinosaurs are reptilian creatures that lived during the Mesozoic Era, before penguins were around. They lived on Club Penguin Island during that time. The island looked very different, covered in jungles, dirt, and volcanoes. There were many different dinosaurs, consisting of many different colors, shapes, and sizes. Some had wings (but they could only glide, not fly). Some were carnivores or herbivores. Today, dinosaurs don't exist, as they became extinct (the remaining species died out). The only place dinosaurs still exist, in the Club Penguin universe, at least, is Dinosaur Island, which could be explored during the party Rockhopper's Quest. Scientists do not know much information about them, due to them living long ago. However, one present day Penguin scientist named Gary the Gadget Guy invented a time machine, the Time Trekker, to visit Club Penguin island during the Mezozoic Era, in which he and other penguins encounter many dinosaurs, and learned more about them.

Trivia

 * There are over 1,500 species of dinosaurs alone, most of them currently undiscovered, but we may discover new species at the party.
 * On Dinosaur Island, many different dinosaur species from different time periods all live at the same time.
 * There are 3 different dinosaur species that members will be able to transform into during the Prehistoric Party. These 3 are Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Pteranodon (not a dinosaur but a pterosaur).
 * Dinosaur in Latin literally means "terrible (dino) lizard (saur)".
 * Dinosaurus rex is not an actual dinosaur, just a name taken from Tyrannosaurus so not to confuse people with long names.
 * Two of Gary's favorite dinosaurs are Carcharodontosaurus and Micropachycephalosaurus.