Wyoming Decorates Their Sinclair Dinos

Decorating your Sinclair Dino seems to be a thing in Wyoming.

The photos you see below are from the Sinclair Station at the Little America in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

It gives a chance for people to saddle up and have their picture taken. I'm sure it can take the weight of some of America's bigger tourists. Though I think it is mostly meant for kids.

This is not the only Sinclair dinosaur that has been decorated. What else can folks dream up, you might wonder.

Cute hat. Has the Sinclair dino near you been augmented? Send us a photo.

Thanks to Mary Elizabeth Holt Schaefer of Wheatland, Wyoming, for posting these photos on Wyoming Through the Lens.

People were trying to come up with names for it, like Jackasaurouse or Brontolope, Dinolope? These names, of course, would be a takeoff of the famous Wyoming Jackalope. Jackasaurouse, perhaps?

This is the Wheatland Sinclair Gas Station on Mariposa Parkway, Exit 78.

There isn't any explanation on who put the rack on top of the dino. But so far the post has 86 comments and 373 shares.

The Sinclair Oil dinosaur, known as "Dino" (an Apatosaurus), was introduced in 1930 to market lubricants derived from crude oil formed during the Mesozoic Era. Designed to symbolize the strength and power of their products, the green dinosaur became a registered trademark in 1932. It became an iconic, beloved brand mascot through World Fair exhibits, Macy’s Parade, and service station branding.

There were many questions in the Facebook post as to what happened to the stolen dino from Alcova, Wyoming.

It's been since November, and still no word on what happened to a famous roadside icon that has gone missing in Natrona County, and investigators are asking the public for help to bring it home.

The 4-foot green Sinclair dinosaur statue, valued at $8,000, was reported stolen from Sloane's General Store in Alcova, Wyoming, in the early morning hours of November 5, 2025, according to the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office.

Nothing yet? What the heck is the new owner doing with this thing? Is it in his garage, back yard, or maybe in the middle of this living room?

But that is not what I am here to do. Rather, I asked my radio listeners for the worst conspiracy theories they could think of.

It is not easy to steal one of those things; they are bolted down pretty well. Not just against theft but against Wyoming's famous winds.

So, let's not think like a detective. Put your tin hat on and let's ask the weird question. What would MULLER do? (TV show 'The X-Files', in case you are too young to remember).

Below is what listeners to Wyoming's morning radio talk show offered, by text messages.

Rifleman (Casper)
The dinosaurs came to life due to Global warming and wandered off.

Shorty (Casper)
The Alcova dinosaur wants to become the new Alcova mysterious Lochness monster...

Montana (Cheyenne)
Let’s just get it over with already. Trump stole the dinosaur, and it will soon become a member of his cabinet.

Muffy (Worland)
Rudolf retired, so Santa used some magic dust on the Dino to lead his sleigh this year. The magic dust you can’t get in California.

Wolfy (Campion)
Dino, from The Flintstones Stones is off looking for a mate to make little Dinos

Brad (Cheyenne)
The dinosaur at Alcova didn’t have a brand on it, so the Alcova brand inspector (Dick Fenster) had to round it up and quarantine it.

Frank (Laramie)
Dino got in the car with Fred and Wilma

There were also theories of UFOs abducting the dinosaur and taking it to a planet of dinosaurs.