Paleontology Puns

Dino-mite Jokes

  • What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus!
  • Why can't you hear a pterodactyl go to the bathroom? Because the 'P' is silent!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that is sleeping? A dino-snore!
  • Why did the dinosaur cross the road? Because the chicken wasn't invented yet!
  • What do you get when a dinosaur drives a car? Tyrannosaurus wrecks!
  • Why did the T-rex get a job at the bakery? Because he was great at making dough!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that knows a lot of words? A wordosaurus!
  • How do dinosaurs pay their bills? With tyrannosaurus checks!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that is a great musician? A dino-saur!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves to sing? A raptor-chorus!
  • Why did the dinosaur bring a ladder to the bar? Because he heard the drinks were on the house!
  • What do you call a dinosaur with an attitude? A sauropun!
  • Why did the dinosaur break up with his girlfriend? She was too dino-sore!
  • What did the dinosaur say after a meal? I’m dinosaur-ly full!
  • Why don't dinosaurs make good pets? Because they're always dino-sore!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that can play the piano? A dino-saur!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves to read? A bookosaurus!
  • What did the dinosaur say when he saw the first snow? It’s dino-mite!
  • Why did the dinosaur sit on the egg? Because it wanted to be a hatch-saurus!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that plays basketball? A dunk-a-saurus!
  • Why was the dinosaur so good at math? Because he was a dino-solve!

Fossil Fun

  • What did the fossil say to the archaeologist? You crack me up!
  • Why are fossils such bad liars? Because you can always see right through them!
  • What do you call a fossil that tells jokes? A pun-derous!
  • Why did the fossil break up with the rock? It found someone more sedimentary!
  • What did the paleontologist say to the fossil? You're so old, you're fossilized!
  • Why was the fossil so popular? Because it had a lot of history!
  • What do you call a fossil that loves to dance? A groove-saurus!
  • How do fossils stay in shape? They do a lot of rock climbing!
  • What did one fossil say to the other? We're fossil-friends forever!
  • Why did the paleontologist get kicked out of the party? He kept digging up old bones!
  • What do you call a fossil that's always on time? A punctual-saurus!
  • Why did the fossil go to therapy? It had too many unresolved issues!
  • What do you call a fossil that runs a marathon? A speed-osaurus!
  • Why was the fossil a great comedian? It had a great sense of timing!
  • What do you call a fossil that's a great storyteller? A tale-saurus!
  • Why did the fossil join a band? It wanted to rock out!
  • What did the fossil say when it succeeded? I'm on a roll!
  • Why do fossils make terrible secret agents? Because they can't keep their old bones hidden!
  • What did the fossil say at the reunion? It’s great to see you again after all these years!
  • What do you call a lazy fossil? A slackosaurus!
  • Why did the fossil get into politics? It wanted to make history!

Jurassic Jests

  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves to play hide and seek? A seek-raptor!
  • Why was the dinosaur a great detective? Because he always found the dino-mite clues!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that works from home? A telecommu-saurus!
  • Why did the dinosaur refuse to play cards? He was afraid of cheetahs!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that tells tall tales? A fibosaurus!
  • Why did the dinosaur join a gym? To get dino-fit!
  • What did the dinosaur say at the comedy club? I'm here for the dino-mite laughs!
  • Why didn’t the dinosaur ever get lost? Because it always followed the dino-map!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves to cook? A chef-raptor!
  • What did the dinosaur say when it got a compliment? I’m dino-stoked!
  • Why did the dinosaur become a chef? It wanted to serve up some dino-mite meals!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves to travel? A roam-a-saurus!
  • Why did the dinosaur always carry a pencil? In case it needed to draw its plans!
  • What do you call a dinosaur with a cold? A snifflesaurus!
  • Why did the dinosaur go to school? To improve its dino-education!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves to surf? A wave-a-saurus!
  • Why did the dinosaur break out in song? Because it was feeling dino-symphonic!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves jokes? A pun-ceratops!
  • Why did the dinosaur take a nap? It was feeling a bit dino-sleepy!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves art? A paint-a-saurus!
  • What did the dinosaur say when it won the lottery? I’m dino-rich!

Extinct Humor

  • Why are dinosaurs such bad drivers? Because they always go extinct at intersections!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves to tell jokes? A pun-adosaurus!
  • Why did the dinosaur go to the bank? To get its dino-savings!
  • What did the dinosaur say to the meteor? You're a real extinction event!
  • Why don’t dinosaurs play poker? Too many cheetahs!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that tells everyone their business? A gossip-a-saurus!
  • Why was the dinosaur always calm? Because it had a dino-sense of peace!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that plays the guitar? A rockosaurus!
  • Why did the dinosaur bring a suitcase to the party? Because it wanted to dino-pack!
  • What did the dinosaur say when it was late? I’m dino-sorry!
  • Why do dinosaurs make terrible secret agents? Because they always leave a fossil trail!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that gets lost? A wander-saurus!
  • Why did the dinosaur apply for a job? It wanted to dino-earn some cash!
  • What do you call a dinosaur with a broken leg? A limp-a-saurus!
  • Why do dinosaurs hate jokes? Because they're all a bit dino-cliché!
  • What did the dinosaur say when it got a haircut? I feel dino-fresh!
  • Why was the dinosaur so good at sports? It was a dino-champ!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that can talk? A chat-raptor!
  • Why did the dinosaur get a promotion? It was dino-mite at its job!
  • What do you call a dinosaur that loves to read? A book-a-saurus!
  • Why did the dinosaur join a band? It wanted to be a rock star!

Paleontological Puns

  • Why did the paleontologist break up with the geologist? They had too many rocks in their relationship!
  • What do you call a dinosaur's favorite musical? Jurassic Park: The Musical!
  • Why was the paleontologist great at parties? Because he knew how to dig up fun!
  • What did the paleontologist say about his favorite fossil? It's un-fossil-gettable!
  • Why was the paleontologist always calm? Because he knew how to fossilize his emotions!
  • What do you call a paleontologist who tells jokes? A pun-saurus!
  • Why do paleontologists make great friends? Because they always dig deep!
  • What did the paleontologist say to his assistant? Keep excavating those jokes!
  • Why did the paleontologist sit on the fossil? He wanted to become a part of history!
  • What do paleontologists use to write? Fossil pens!
  • Why did the paleontologist love his job? Because it was a dino-sore of a good time!
  • What do you call a paleontologist who loves to dance? A groove-o-saurus!
  • Why did the paleontologist bring a ladder? To reach new heights in research!
  • What do paleontologists eat for breakfast? Dino-scones!
  • Why did the paleontologist get invited to all the parties? He was the life of the dino-saur!
  • What do you call a paleontologist with a bad sense of direction? A lost fossil!
  • Why did the paleontologist love math? Because he could always count on his fossils!
  • What did the paleontologist say when asked about his favorite dino? I’m a raptor man!
  • Why do paleontologists love the ocean? Because it’s a great place to fossilize!
  • What do you call a paleontologist who loves to garden? A dino-planner!
  • Why did the paleontologist always bring a map? To avoid getting fossil-ized!