Majungasaurus

This dinosaur was named before the slightly more well-known "Majungatholus", which later turned out to be the same creature, so the name "Majungasaurus" is used. It is known for being the first dinosaur for which there is evidence of cannibalism.

General Statistics

full-sized Majungasaurus

• Name: Majungasaurus crenatissimus
• Name Meaning: Lizard of Majunga
• Diet: Carnivore
• Length: 6-7 meters (20-23 feet)
• Time Period: Late Cretaceous (70-66 MYA)
• Classification: Ceratosauria --> Abelisauridae --> Majungasaurinae
• Place Found: Madagascar
• Describer: Taquet and Sues, 1955

Dinosaur King Statistics

Arcade Stats

Majungasaurus arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 3rd Edition)

• Attribute: Wind
• Sign: Rock
• Strength: 1800
• Technique: 500
  • Compatibility: Tab 2
• Attack:
  • Rock (Critical): 650
  • Scissors/Paper: 500
• Types:
  • Charge Type (Japanese 2007 series; English Series 2; Taiwanese New Series)
  • Counter Type (Japanese Gekizan series)
• Arcade Nickname:
  • Japanese: 南海の魔獣
  • English: The Beast of the South Seas
  • Taiwanese: 南海魔獸
• Card Rarity: Silver
• Altered Forms: Super Majungasaurus

Availability

• Japanese
  • 2007 4th Edition (New; 031-竜; Charge Type)
  • 2007 4th Edition+ (038-竜; Charge Type)
  • Gekizan 3rd Edition (017-竜; Counter Type; ft. char. Rex Owen)
  • Non-sale African Egg (EGG-014-竜)
  • Kakushin 3rd Edition's Red Dinosaurs Egg (EGG-017-竜)
• English
  • Series 2 4th Edition (New; 038-Dino; Charge Type)
• Taiwanese
  • New 4th Edition (New; 038-竜; Charge Type)
  • New 5th Edition (038-龍; Charge Type)

Japanese 2007 4th Edition

Japanese 2007 4th Edition+

Japanese Gekizan 3rd Edition

English Series 2 4th Edition

English Series 2 4th Edition (back)

Taiwanese New 4th Edition

Anime Stats

Majungasaurus anime card

• Attribute: Wind
• Owner: Foolscap (Spectral Space Pirates), Max Taylor (D-Team) (probably)
• Location: Ancient Rome, 73 BC
• Debut: Desperately Seeking Spartacus
• Dinosaurs Defeated: None
• Defeated by: Chomp
• Armored Form: Spectral Armor Majungasaurus

Move Cards

Mayfly (Kagerou)

Majungasaurus races forward at blurring speeds, disappearing and circling his opponent too fast to see, then pummels them by repeatedly ramming into them from all sides! Despite the Move previously being called "Mayfly", it was in this instance called its Japanese name, "Kagerou", though it was mispronounced to sound more like "Kangaroo".

TCG Stats

Majungasaurus

Majungasaurus TCG card

• Element: Wind
• Icon: Paper
• Power: 1600
• Level: 5
• Life: 3
• Card Code: DKTB-037/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: (new art)
• Other Forms: Spectral Armor Majungasaurus
• Abilities:

[Super Whirlwind] When this Dinosaur uses a Super Move and wins the battle, it can attack again, but it must attack a Dinosaur.

Roman Majungasaurus

Roman Majungasaurus TCG card

• Element: Wind
• Icon: Paper
• Power: 1700
• Level: 4
• Life: 2
• Card Code: DKDS-039/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: Ep. 52 anime scene
• Flavor Text:

The shape of the Majungasaurus's jaws shows that it may have hunted like modern lions and tigers—by biting its prey once, then holding on to it.

Tornado Majungasaurus

Tornado Majungasaurus TCG card (Thai)

• Element: Wind
• Icon: Rock
• Power: 1900
• Level: 6
• Life: 3
• Card Code: JCL-037/100
• Card Rarity: Thai Common
• Image From: cropped 07 4th(+)/S2 4th/New 4th arcade card
• Abilities:

[Tornado Trap: 2] {translation uncertain} {When your opponent shuffles their deck, they lose an additional 2 Life Points.}

Anime

Mesozoic Meltdown

Majungasaurus was summoned by Foolscap in Desperately Seeking Spartacus in Ancient Rome to attack the escaping Roman prisoners who were throwing sticks and stones to protect Sophia from him. When the D-Team showed up, summoning their dinos to the battle, it fought in its Spectral Armor form alongside Shunosaurus, at first facing Chomp. It rushed Ace when he tried stopping Shunosaurus from chasing Sophia, but Chomp blocked it. Majungasaurus nearly defeat Ace with Mayfly (in this instance called "Kagerou"), but was defeated by Chomp's new Move Plasma Anchor, destroying its Spectral Armor. Though not shown, its card was likely reclaimed by the D-Team.

Character Design

Personality

Not much is known about the personality of Majungasaurus, since it was under the control of the Space Pirates when it fought the D-Team. It can keep up with Ace in a fight, but doesn't seems to be as strong, as it weakened Ace a lot but was unable to defeat him despite its Spectral Armor.

Trivia

• Dr. Taylor's arcade comments:
  • Japanese: とも食いもしていたと言われている肉食恐竜だ。うでがとても短く、頭に一本の小さい角がある。
  • English: A carnivore said to even practice cannibalism, this dinosaur has extremely short arms and a small horn on its head.
  • Taiwanese: 連同伴都會攻擊的肉食恐龍，手臂很短，頭部長著一根小角。
• It is the second Silver rarity Wind Dinosaur card in the arcade.
• Along with Spinosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Deltadromeus, Kentrosaurus, and Ouranosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese non-sale African Egg card.
• Along with Tyrannosaurus, Prosaurolophus, Tuojiangosaurus, Afrovenator, Diceratops, Albertosaurus, Achelousaurus, Muttaburrasaurus, and Opisthocoelicaudia, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese Red Dinosaurs Egg card.
• Majungasaurus was the only dinosaur from the Cretaceous that appeared in the Ancient Rome Arc, the others all being from the Jurassic.
• Majungasaurus has the same anime dub roar as many large non-tyrannosaur theropods (Carcharodontosaurus, (Alpha) Acrocanthosaurus, and the first Mapusaurus), and the large sauropods Supersaurus and Brontikens, easily being the smallest dinosaur to have it.
• Dinosaur King's Majungasaurus' color scheme resembles the milk snake, a harmless species camouflaged to resemble the venomous coral snake.
• In 2022 the toy making company Schleich made a Majungasaurus with the same color scheme as the one in Dinosaur King. This may have been where they got the inspiration.

Gallery

Majungasaurus summoned in the slave camp

Majungasaurus using Mayfly on Ace

Ace being hit by Majungasaurus' Mayfly

Majungasaurus having attacked Ace with Mayfly

Majungasaurus in NagoyaTV

Majungasaurus skeleton

Fanmade Majungasaurus chibi by JP:OGFreak